TestOn December 4, 2018, the Appellate Division issued a decision approved for publication in R.L.U. v. J.P., (A-4823-16T1) wherein the court addressed the retroactivity of the Sexual Assault Survivor Protection Act (SASPA). The Appellate Division reversed the decision of a Family Part judge, and held that a SASPA order was […]
Pursuant to the 2017 Criminal Justice Reform Act, if the State seeks to detain a defendant pending the outcome of the case, they are required to provide, among other items, “all exculpatory evidence” before a detention hearing. In a December 11, 2018 decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court, State […]
On December 12, 2018, the New Jersey Supreme Court, in State v. Wint, addressed the admissibility of a Defendant’s statement that was provided while he remained in pre-indictment, pretrial custody, but after having invoked his right to counsel during a previous encounter with law enforcement. In an opinion that relied […]
In Releasee 1 and Releasee 2 v. N.G. (A-4522-16T2), the Appellate Division analyzed whether defendant’s attorney had actual or apparent authority to consummate a settlement with plaintiffs’ attorney, despite defendant’s arguments that she did not authorize her attorney to finalize a settlement on her behalf. After reviewing testimony from an […]
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