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Judiciary Update on Prospective Jury Trials during the Covid-19 Pandemic

On March 4, 2021 Judge Grant provided additional guidance on the Judiciary’s plans for in person jury trials for the remainder of the year.  Judge Grant’s memo notes that the judiciary has been closely monitoring the Covid numbers in an attempt to discern whether or not it is appropriate to…

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Supreme Court Reverses Robbery Conviction Based on Prosecutor’s Improper Use of Power Point

In State v. Damon Williams the court was confronted with the issue of whether or not the prosecutor’s use of a photo of Jack Nicholson in the movie The Shining was inappropriate. In Williams the defendant walked into a local bank branch and engaged a young female bank teller.  The…

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New Jersey DWI Defenses

In New Jersey judges and prosecutors take very seriously when an individual is charged with Driving While Intoxicated.  Nonetheless, certain defenses do exist that can be beneficial to a defendant at trial or during negotiations with a prosecutor.  This article explains two of those defenses. Operation: Often times when a…

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The New Frontier: Legalization of Marijuana and Its Effect on Individuals, Law Enforcement and the Judiciary

After years of back and forth regarding the legalization of recreational marijuana citizens in the state overwhelmingly voted in favor of legalization.  Their vote then returned the issue back to politicians in order for them to iron out the details of how our state will proceed with the sale and…

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