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Being falsely accused of rape or sexual assault is something that can truly ruin your life.  There are various reasons why a person may make a false assertion, and these claims, when false, make it harder for real victims of sexual assault to come forward.  However, when a false accusation […]

Dear Ask the Attorney: I have a harassment complaint against my previous neighbor which is ongoing, back and forth with the court.  I moved and it’s still ongoing.  We are going to trial soon, but in August, we were in Mediation and the mediator asked if I still lived at […]

Dear Ask the Attorney: The judge terminated litigation in my DYFS case before a fact finding hearing with no findings of abuse or neglect and stated that there were no safety issues.  However, the case worker is insisting he needs to come to my house to make sure that everything […]

Cases like the one I am about to describe highlight the need for good legal representation.

In State v. Samander S. Dabas , a case decided by the New Jersey Supreme Court on July 30, 2013, the Court held that a prosecutor’s office violated its post-indictment discovery obligations under Rule 3:13-3, when its investigator destroyed his notes of a two-hour pre-interview of defendant. The State’s error resulted in a reversal of the Defendant’s (Mr. Dabas) conviction.