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Analysis of major changes to criminal law and its impact
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker | June 8, 2017
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Todd Markle has gone from reversed to vindicated as a case before him moved from one arena to another on appeal.
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By Michael Booth | June 8, 2017
New Jersey residents have the right to walk around their homes and answer the door with a weapon—including those other than firearms—so long as they are not using them in a threatening manner.
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By njlawjournal | New Jersey Law Journal | June 8, 2017
Unlawful Weapon Possession Amnesty Law Only Provided Immunity from Prosecution Where Individual Attempted to Comply with Its Terms
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By njlawjournal | New Jersey Law Journal | June 8, 2017
Trial Court's Failure to Review Denial of Public Defender Representation Erroneous, and Warranted New Trial
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By Max Mitchell | June 7, 2017
For each month Graham Spanier, the former Penn State university president, was sentenced to spend in jail, the state Attorney General's Office spent 28 months prosecuting the case against him.
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By Max Mitchell | June 6, 2017
The state Supreme Court has let stand a decision holding that a timely filed Post-Conviction Relief Act petition cannot remedy mandatory minimum sentencing schemes struck down as unconstitutional under the U.S. Supreme Court's 2013 decision in .
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By Andrew Denney | June 5, 2017
An evidentiary hearing may be the best place to sort out allegations from a man serving a 35-year prison sentence for child pornography that his attorney and mother were having a sexual relationship, a federal appeals court said Monday.
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By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 2, 2017
Search valid where, during mere encounter, appellant admitted to police that he was in possession of marijuana, thereby granting police probable cause to arrest appellant and to search him incident to arrest. Order of the trial court reversed, case remanded.
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By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 2, 2017
Magistrate erred in accepting guilty plea to misdemeanor offense after appellant was originally charged with aggravated assault, where magistrate lacked jurisdiction over misdemeanors that resulted from a reduced charge, and where attorney for the commonwealth was not present to withdraw charges. Order of the trial court affirmed.
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By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 2, 2017
Trial court was authorized to modify restitution order to change payee from victim to victim's estate because executor/administrator stood in the shoes of the deceased victim with respect to entitlement to benefits, and no statutory provisions provided for extinguishment of restitution benefits upon a victim's death. Order of the trial court affirmed.
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