by Fred Sisto | Nov 30, 2020 | Blog, Bufete de abogados de inmigración criminal , Condado de Monmouth, New Jersey, Condado del océano
Justice Timpone continued in relevant part: Trial courts often withhold sentencing information from juries because the jury should not be influenced by a consideration of what will be the result of its verdict. New Jersey state courts have not addressed the scenario...
by Fred Sisto | Nov 27, 2020 | Blog, Bufete de abogados de inmigración criminal , Condado de Monmouth, New Jersey, Condado del océano
The New Jersey Supreme Court continued in relevant part: At summation, the State stressed that “Clarke was never offered the lowest sentence. On that type of crime, . . . he could have been given straight probation. Straight probation. And he was offered, by the...
by Fred Sisto | Nov 24, 2020 | Blog, Bufete de abogados de inmigración criminal , Condado de Monmouth, New Jersey, Condado del océano
On July 2, 2020, the New Jersey Supreme Court decided the case of State v. Michael A. Jackson. The principal issue concerned the permissible scope of cross-examining a cooperating witness when the defendant faces the same charges as the cooperating witness. Justice...
by Fred Sisto | Nov 21, 2020 | Blog, Bufete de abogados de inmigración criminal , Condado de Monmouth, New Jersey, Condado del océano
Justice Solomon and the 4-3 majority concluded in relevant part: New Jersey’s common law privilege against self-incrimination derives from the notion of personal privacy established by the United States Supreme Court in Boyd v. United States, 116 U.S. 616 (1886). The...
by Fred Sisto | Nov 18, 2020 | Blog, Bufete de abogados de inmigración criminal , Condado de Monmouth, New Jersey, Condado del océano
The New Jersey Supreme Court continued in relevant part: Based on the record in this case, compelled production of the passcodes falls within the foregone conclusion exception. The State’s demonstration of the passcodes’ existence, Andrews’s previous possession and...