by Fred Sisto | Feb 29, 2024 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
The unanimous New Jersey Supreme Court concluded with the following in relevant part: Defendant urges us to dismiss the witness tampering charge with prejudice because “the evidence is insufficient” to allow a reasonable jury to conclude “that Hill...
by Fred Sisto | Feb 27, 2024 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
Justice Wainer Apter continued in relevant part: Defendant’s letter is not integral to the criminal act of tampering with a witness on its face. It does not explicitly ask A.Z. to testify falsely, withhold testimony, elude legal process, absent herself from any...
by Fred Sisto | Feb 25, 2024 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
The New Jersey Supreme Court continued in relevant part: It is therefore unsurprising that during deliberations, the jury requested a typed copy of the letter to review and then, as an alternative, heard a readback of the letter being read out loud by a detective....
by Fred Sisto | Feb 23, 2024 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
On January 18, 2024, the New Jersey Supreme Court decided the Hudson County case of State v. William Hill. The principal issue under N.J.S.A. 2C:28-5 concerned the constitutionality of the witness tampering statute. Justice Wainer Apter wrote for the unanimous Court...
by Fred Sisto | Feb 21, 2024 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
The New Jersey Supreme Court concluded with the following in relevant part: But we have previously held that for a prosecution under N.J.S.A. 2C:12-3(b), which requires that a threat be made “under circumstances reasonably causing the victim to believe the...
