by Fred Sisto | Oct 28, 2021 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
Justice Albin continued in relevant part: The telephone is an essential instrument in carrying on personal affairs, and there is a general societal assumption that the people and places one calls on a telephone, no less than the resulting conversations, will be...
by Fred Sisto | Oct 27, 2021 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
The New Jersey Supreme Court continued in relevant part: Both McQueen and Allen-Brewer were indicted on multiple counts, and both moved to suppress their telephone conversations recorded by the Piscataway Police Department and the Correction Center. The motion judge...
by Fred Sisto | Oct 26, 2021 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
On August 10, 2021, the New Jersey Supreme Court decided the Middlesex County case of State v. Rasheem W. McQueen. The principal issue involved whether a defendant has a reasonable expectation of privacy in calls that he makes from a police station after his arrest....
by Fred Sisto | Oct 25, 2021 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
The Court concluded with the following in relevant part: Defendant asserts that, because nationwide COVID-19 statistics show disproportionate transmission rates and serious complications among minority populations, the disparity must have manifested itself in a skewed...
by Fred Sisto | Oct 24, 2021 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
Justice Solomon continued in relevant part: In State v. Vega-Larregui, the Court considered whether the right to a fair grand jury is violated by a virtual format allegedly limiting the participation of racial minorities, older citizens, and those of modest means. See...