TestOn May 16, 2013, the Supreme Court of New Jersey decided State v. A.R., a case that required the Court to determine whether the use of video-recorded statements of a victim or defendant by a jury – in the jury room during deliberations – necessitated a new trial.
Dear Ask the Attorney: I was at a bar I hang out at a lot a couple of nights ago and drank a little too much. This guy bumped into me hard, I pushed him back. Someone threw a punch at me and I hit him back. It was broken […]
As I set forth in detail in a prior blog post, the criminal charge of “Official Misconduct” in New Jersey has serious consequences ranging from 3-10 years, depending on the allegations (or the degree of the Official Misconduct charge). In addition, unlike most other non-violent crimes, a conviction for Official Misconduct carries a period of parole ineligibility – meaning that you will be in State Prison without the possibility of parole for a lengthy period of time.
The New Jersey Appellate Division decided, and in the process “saved,” a very important piece of legislation in New Jersey – the bias intimidation statute. In State v. Pomianek, decided on January 31, 2013, the defendant David Pomianek, a public employee, was convicted by a jury of harassment by communication, N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a), and harassment by alarming conduct, N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(c) for his conduct towards an African-American co-worker. Based on those two predicate offenses, the jury convicted defendant of bias intimidation pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:16-1(a)(3).
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