by Fred Sisto | Nov 30, 2021 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
On June 7, 2021, the New Jersey Supreme Court decided the statewide case of In re Attorney General Law Enforcement Directive Nos. 2020-5 and 2020-6. The principal issue concerned whether the Attorney General exceeded his authority in mandating the release of the...
by Fred Sisto | Nov 29, 2021 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
The New Jersey Supreme Court concluded with the following in relevant part: By any objective measure, from the moment defendant left the hospital, he was in a continued state of law enforcement custody. As a result, the detectives should have given defendant Miranda...
by Fred Sisto | Nov 28, 2021 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
The New Jersey Supreme Court continued in relevant part: Pursuant to the facts of this case, a reasonable 17-year-old in defendant’s position would have believed he was in custody and not free to leave, so Miranda warnings were required. It was harmful error to admit...
by Fred Sisto | Nov 27, 2021 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
Justice Pierre-Louis continued in relevant part: Detective Johnson also reviewed surveillance footage from the morning of the murder; it captured defendant, Ja-Ki Crawford, and Daryl Cline exiting the Café. Crawford gave a statement to the ECPO incriminating defendant...
by Fred Sisto | Nov 26, 2021 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
The Court continued in relevant part: Eventually, Detective Rashaan Johnson of the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office (ECPO) told defendant and his father to drive to the ECPO for further questioning. Defendant rode with his father to the ECPO, but they were escorted...