On July 9, 2026, a unanimous New Jersey Supreme Court decided the Bergen County case of State v. R.F.P. The principal issue under N.J.S.A. 2C:14-7 concerned whether the defendant made a sufficient showing for an in camera review of the alleged victim’s mental health...
On July 10, 2026, a three-judge appellate panel decided the Essex County case of State v. Tyree Dwyer. The first principal issue under N.J.S.A. 2C:35-14 concerned whether constructive as opposed to actual possession of a firearm precluded Recovery Court participation....
On July 9, 2026, a three-judge appellate panel decided the Atlantic County case of State v. Fredy Hernandez. The principal issue under N.J.S.A. 2C:1-9 was whether a prosecution violated double jeopardy after a mistrial in which the judge did not determine which count...
On June 10, 2026, a three-judge appellate panel decided the Camden County case of In the Matter of the Expungement of the Criminal/Juvenile Records of A.W. The principal issue under N.J.S.A. 2C:52-1 concerned a petitioner’s expungement eligibility while subject to...
N.J.S.A. 2C:25-32.1 establishes a new domestic violence electronic monitoring program. The relevant statutory provisions are as follows. N.J.S.A. 2C:25-31 Four-Year Pilot Program for Electric Monitoring of Defendants and Notification of Domestic Violence Victims. The...
On May 28, 2026, the United States Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision in the Mississippi case of Pitchford v. Cain. The principal issue concerned the validity of the prosecutor’s reasons for striking four black prospective jurors during jury selection. Justice...
On May 26, 2026, a unanimous New Jersey Supreme Court decided the Hudson County case of State v. Nirav Patel. The principal issue concerned whether the defendant’s claim of newly discovered evidence entitled him to a new trial. Chief Justice Rabner wrote for the Court...
On May 21, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the state of Alabama's appeal in the case of Hamm v. Smith. The principal issue concerned how courts should evaluate conflicting IQ scores in determining if an inmate is too intellectually disabled to execute without...
On May 12, 2026, the New Jersey Supreme Court decided the Union County case of State v. Thomas DiNapoli. A principal issue under N.J.S.A. 2C:2-3 concerned when the State is required to give notice of its causation theory to the Defense. Another issue under N.J.S.A....
On May 12, 2026, the New Jersey Supreme Court decided the Union County case of State v. DiNapoli. The principal issues concerned the relevance of the defense expert’s testimony and whether a hearing was required before it could be admitted at trial. Justice Noriega, a...
