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2026-04-13: Updated: 2026-04-13 17:02:47 When Small Errors Add Up: Drug Conviction Overturned in State v. Butler

by Stephen J. Natoli

2026-03-19: Updated: 2026-03-19 11:54:29 New Jersey Appellate Division Suppresses Evidence From Defective Warrant

by Stephen J. Natoli

2026-01-27: Updated: 2026-01-27 14:42:18 State v. Payne and the Limits of Compassionate Release

by Stephen J. Natoli

2026-01-16: Updated: 2026-01-16 15:06:37 Supreme Court Rules on Trial Court’s Probe into Juror Impropriety

by Stephen J. Natoli

2025-12-12: Updated: 2025-12-12 16:55:29 Seizing Evidence During an Emergency: NJ Supreme Court Weighs In

by Stephen J. Natoli

2025-11-21: Updated: 2025-11-21 16:21:07 Immigration Consequences and Plea Advice: Clarifying Counsel’s Role in New Jersey

by Stephen J. Natoli

2025-11-14: Updated: 2025-11-14 14:58:00 New Jersey Supreme Court Limits Warrantless Car Searches in State v. Fenimore

by Stephen J. Natoli

2025-11-07: Updated: 2025-11-07 14:32:30 Graves Act Parole Stipulations and 2C:39-5(j)

by Stephen J. Natoli

2024-03-05: Updated: 2024-03-05 14:39:06 New Jersey Supreme Court Ruling Shapes Discovery Obligations For Criminal Defense Attorneys in Hudson County and Beyond

by Stephen J. Natoli

2024-02-22: Updated: 2024-02-26 16:36:34 Hudson County Criminal Lawyer’s Analysis of Recent Eyewitness Identification Decision

by Stephen J. Natoli

2024-02-16: Updated: 2024-02-16 16:27:18 Navigating the Complexities of Witness Tampering Laws: Insights from a Jersey City Criminal Defense Attorney

by Stephen J. Natoli

2024-02-13: Updated: 2024-02-13 16:13:33 Understanding the Limits of Fourth Amendment Protections: Abandonment and Privacy Rights

by Stephen J. Natoli

2023-09-06: Updated: 2023-09-06 18:40:11 Understanding the NJ Supremes’ Decision in State v. Roberson Burney

by Stephen J. Natoli

2023-09-02: Updated: 2023-09-02 11:46:52 In-Person vs. Video Remote Interpreting in Criminal Jury Trials

by Stephen J. Natoli

2022-12-07: Updated: 2022-12-07 15:30:15 Attorney Steve Natoli Wins Appeal, Vacating Client’s Conviction and 23 Year Prison Sentence

by HCCL Blog Staff

2022-04-18: Updated: 2022-04-18 16:05:21 Invocation of Your Right to Counsel: How Concise Must Your Request for Counsel Be?

by Stephen J. Natoli

2022-04-15: Updated: 2022-04-15 17:58:10 New Jersey’s Three Strikes Law and Juvenile Offenses

by Stephen J. Natoli

2022-03-21: Updated: 2022-03-21 15:50:06 Protective Sweeps: An Exception to the Warrant Requirement

by Stephen J. Natoli

2022-02-18: Updated: 2022-02-18 15:18:29 Criminal Sentencing Considerations: State v. Cynthia Rivera

by Stephen J. Natoli

2022-02-07: Updated: 2022-02-07 11:32:06 Prior Convictions Unlawfully Preventing Defendants from Testifying at their own Trials

by Stephen J. Natoli

2022-01-20: Updated: 2022-01-20 16:00:46 Gun Charges and the Confrontation Clause

by Stephen J. Natoli

2021-12-16: Updated: 2021-12-16 18:06:19 Criminal Statute Partially Struck Down on First Amendment Grounds

by Stephen J. Natoli

2021-12-09: Updated: 2021-12-09 13:51:33 Knock and Announce Warrants must be Scrupulously Honored by Law Enforcement

by Stephen J. Natoli

2021-10-11: Updated: 2021-10-11 09:46:19 Sentencing Beyond a Jury’s Verdict

by Stephen J. Natoli

2021-09-21: Updated: 2021-09-21 14:53:02 New Jersey Court Allows Law Enforcement Identification of Suspect on Video

by Stephen J. Natoli

2021-09-13: Updated: 2021-09-13 17:04:33 Supreme Court Ruling Has Sweeping Implications for Car Stops

by Stephen J. Natoli

2021-09-10: Updated: 2021-09-10 13:33:10 Statutory Requirements for Compassionate Release in New Jersey

by Stephen J. Natoli

2021-08-30: Updated: 2021-09-13 17:06:22 Supreme Court Deals with IEC Claim in Jersey City Homicide Case

by Stephen J. Natoli

2021-08-18: Updated: 2021-08-18 11:04:47 Peremptory Challenges: Discouraging or Inviting Discrimination in Jury Selection?

by Stephen J. Natoli

2021-08-03: Updated: 2021-08-03 05:21:06 Can Invoking The Right to Counsel Be Construed As An Inference of Guilt?

by Stephen J. Natoli

2021-07-15: Updated: 2021-07-22 19:15:05 Erroneous Jury Instructions: A Recipe for Unjust Verdicts

by Stephen J. Natoli

2021-06-17: Updated: 2021-06-17 10:05:13 A Balancing Act: The Rights of the Accused v. The Rights of the Alleged Victim

by Stephen J. Natoli

2021-06-09: Updated: 2021-06-09 20:28:10 Voir Dire: Revealing or Creating Bias in Prospective Jurors?

by Stephen J. Natoli

2021-06-03: Updated: 2021-06-04 07:17:37 False Promises: Can Police Conduct Vitiate the Validity of a Signed Miranda Waiver?

by Stephen J. Natoli

2021-04-06: Updated: 2021-04-06 12:04:20 Can Trial Courts Deny Defendant’s Request for a New Criminal Defense Attorney on the Day of Trial?

by Stephen J. Natoli

2021-03-23: Updated: 2021-03-23 12:16:13 Frequently asked Firearms Related Questions and Answers

by Stephen J. Natoli

2021-03-15: Updated: 2021-03-15 14:41:33 Judiciary Update on Prospective Jury Trials during the Covid-19 Pandemic

by Stephen J. Natoli

2021-03-02: Updated: 2021-03-02 18:23:00 Supreme Court Reverses Robbery Conviction Based on Prosecutor’s Improper Use of Power Point

by Stephen J. Natoli

2021-02-16: Updated: 2021-02-16 10:46:06 New Jersey DWI Defenses

by Stephen J. Natoli

2020-12-31: Updated: 2021-02-10 13:10:52 The New Frontier: Legalization of Marijuana and Its Effect on Individuals, Law Enforcement and the Judiciary

by Stephen J. Natoli