by Fred Sisto | Oct 16, 2025 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
On August 6, 2025, a unanimous New Jersey Supreme Court decided the Salem County case of State v. Delshon Taylor. The principal issue under N.J.S.A. 2C:43-6.2 concerned the standard of review of a prosecutor’s denial of a Graves Act waiver. Justice Pierre-Louis, my...
by Fred Sisto | Oct 9, 2025 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
On July 30, 2025, a three-judge appellate panel decided the Cape May County case of In the Matter of the Expungement of the Criminal/Juvenile Records of P.L. The principal issue under N.J.S.A. 2C:52-1 concerned whether a Recovery Court graduate could have a juvenile...
by Fred Sisto | Oct 2, 2025 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
On July 22, 2025, a 5-2 majority of the New Jersey Supreme Court decided the Ocean County case of State v. Juan Hernandez-Peralta. The principal issue under N.J.S.A. 2C:43-2 concerned whether counsel was ineffective for not informing the defendant of immigration...
by Fred Sisto | Sep 25, 2025 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
On July 7, 2025, a three-judge appellate panel decided the Middlesex County case of In Re Registrant S.O. The principal issue under N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2 concerned the proper considerations under the “public safety prong” for evaluating a motion to terminate Megan’s Law and...
by Fred Sisto | Sep 18, 2025 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
On May 27, 2025, the New Jersey Supreme Court decided the Passaic County case of M.A. v. J.H.M. The principal issue under N.J.S.A. 2C:25-29 concerned whether a trial court can draw an adverse inference from a defendant’s refusal to testify at a Final Restraining Order...
