by Fred Sisto | Oct 20, 2021 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
On August 16, 2021, the New Jersey Supreme Court decided the Bergen County case of State v. Wildemar A. Dangcil. The principal issue concerned the right to a representative cross section of the community in a defendant’s jury pool. Justice Solomon wrote for a...
by Fred Sisto | Oct 19, 2021 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
The three-judge panel concluded with the following in relevant part: The two offenses charged under N.J.S.A. 2C:21-20 are “separate and distinct” because they have different elements and require different proofs. See State v. Krieger (App. Div. 1995)...
by Fred Sisto | Oct 18, 2021 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
The Appellate Division continued in relevant part: We recognize that the absence of instructions did not directly impact the charge that Rodriguez held herself “out to the public or any person as being eligible to engage” in the practice of medicine...
by Fred Sisto | Oct 17, 2021 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
On August 25, 2021, a three-judge appellate panel decided the Passaic County case of State v. Yvonne Jeanotte-Rodriguez, et al. The principal issue under N.J.S.A. 2C:21-20 concerned the specific activities that a medical assistant can legally perform. Presiding Judge...
by Fred Sisto | Oct 16, 2021 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
Chief Justice Rabner wrote a separate concurring opinion to ask the Committee on Evidence to examine whether N.J.R.E. 803(c)(25) should be amended. Noting that the federal counterpart to Rule 803(c)(25) contains an additional requirement beyond those of the New Jersey...