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On May 14th, 2015 in State v. Toussaint, the New Jersey App. Div. ruled that alternative sentences to mandatory jail terms, such as home confinement,… Read More

5/15/15 This week, the Appellate Division ruled that a defendant who has been convicted of the refusal offense under NJSA 39:4-50.4a may be eligible for… Read More

A New Jersey judge’s decision to force a criminal defendant to go to trial while being represented by a partner’s associate because of the partner’s… Read More

The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that a 2-year-old U.S. Supreme Court decision that says police generally must obtain a search warrant before they… Read More

The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that a 2-year-old U.S. Supreme Court decision that says police generally must obtain a search warrant before they… Read More

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-0786-07T40786-07T4 STATE OF NEW JERSEY, Plaintiff-Respondent, CHRISTOPHER M. CHAVIES, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________________________________________________ Submitted April 1, 2009 –… Read More

Superior Court of New Jersey,Appellate Division. STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Christopher M. CHAVIES, Defendant-Appellant. Decided: November 9, 2001 Before Judges HAVEY, BRAITHWAITE and… Read More

The New Jersey Supreme Court on April 14 heard arguments over whether it should scrap its six-year-old ruling that governs the standards police must follow… Read More

What is a Limited License Legal Technician, or a non-lawyer legal tech? Apparently the legal world’s answer to a nurse practitioner. The State of Washington will… Read More

A New Jersey appeals court has ordered the dismissal of claims of malicious prosecution and civil rights violations against three deputy state attorneys general and… Read More