On April 13, 2026, a three-judge appellate panel decided the Bergen County case of In the Matter of the Expungement of the Criminal/Juvenile Records of R.G.C. The principal issue under N.J.S.A. 2C:52-1 concerned when an expungement could be denied for failure to pay...
On March 19, 2026, a three-judge appellate panel decided the Hudson County case of State v. Jahmere Glover. The principal issue under N.J.S.A. 2C:58-6.1 concerned the constitutionality of 21 as the minimum age for gun possession. Presiding Judge Gilson wrote for the...
On March 18, 2026, a three-judge appellate panel decided the Bergen County case of IMO the Appeal of the Denial od Mikhail Polatov’s Application for a Firearms Purchaser ID Card. The principal issue under N.J.S.A. 2C:58-3 concerned the propriety of the denial of the...
On February 24, 2026, a unanimous New Jersey Supreme Court decided the Gloucester County case of State v. Walter Giliano. The principal issue concerned whether the defendant was denied his right to a jury that represented a fair cross-section of the community. Chief...
On February 25, 2026, a unanimous New Jersey Supreme Court decided the Cumberland County case of State v. Gerald Butler. The principal issue before the Court concerned whether the accumulation of errors deprived the defendant of a fair trial. Justice Noriega wrote for...
On February 23, 2026, the New Jersey Supreme court decided the Atlantic County case of State v. Jamel Carlton. The principal issue under N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3 concerned whether the jury was required to determine the existence of prior convictions that were the basis for...
On February 23, 2026, a three-judge appellate panel decided the Hudson County case of State v. Norman Millner. The principal issue under N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2 concerned whether defendants have a right to challenge the State’s interpretation of an out-of-state sex offense...
On February 24, 2026, a three-judge appellate panel decided the Essex County case of State v. Gualberto Lebron. A principal issue under N.J.S.A. 2C:44-1 concerned the propriety of applying aggravating factor one to the defendant’s murder sentence. Aggravating factor...
On February 24, 2026, a three-judge appellate panel decided the Essex County case of State v. Gualberto Lebron. The principal issue under N.J.S.A. 2C:11-4 concerned the propriety of the trial court’s refusal to charge the jury on passion provocation manslaughter as an...
On October 10, 2025, Judge Fritch of the Ocean County Superior Court, Law Division (Criminal Part) decided the case of State v. Edward Lynch, Jr. This is a rare, published Law Division decision. Published decisions are usually reserved for Appellate Division and...