On July 29, 2026, a unanimous New Jersey Supreme Court decided the Union County case of State v. Yusef Allen. The principal issue concerned the proper measure of “materiality” for a claim that the State failed to turn over evidence under Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83...
On August 3, 2026, a three-judge appellate panel decided the Atlantic County case of State v. Thomas Fox. The principal issue concerned whether the jury should have been given the playback of trial testimony that it requested. Judge Jacobs wrote for the Appellate...
On August 5, 2026, a three-judge appellate panel decided the Passaic County case of State v. Dexter Hubbard, et al. The principal issue concerned whether prosecutors must release substantive details about a police department's pending internal affairs (IA)...
On June 29, 2026, the Unites States Supreme Court decided the case of Chatrie v. U.S. The principal issue concerned whether a Fourth Amendment search occurred when the police acquired the defendant’s location data from Google. Justice Kagan wrote for the majority of...
On August 17, 2026, the New Jersey Supreme Court decided the Mercer County case of State v. Jamar Myers. The principal issue concerned whether the defendant was entitled to withdraw his guilty plea to felony murder. Justice Wainer Apter wrote for the unanimous Court...
On August 3, 2026, a unanimous New Jersey Supreme Court decided the Monmouth County case of State v. Kader Mustafa. The principal issue under N.J.S.A. 2C:4-2 concerned whether expert testimony was required for the defendant to use a diminished capacity defense....
On August 3, 2026, the New Jersey Supreme Court decided the Essex County case of State v. Jeremy Arrington. The principal issue under N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1 was whether a defendant could lay a foundation for an insanity defense without expert testimony. Justice Hoffman wrote...
On July 14, 2026, the New Jersey Supreme Court decided the Somerset County case of State v. Arthur Wildgoose. The principal issue under N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2 concerned whether it would be fundamentally unjust to procedurally bar regarding the defendant’s plea offer and...
On July 17, 2026, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals decided the case of Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs v. Attorney General of New Jersey. The principal issue concerned the constitutionality of New Jersey’s ban on assault firearms and “large capacity...
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...
