Newark, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant who was charged with possession of marijuana.

On the evening of December 31, 2020, four plainclothes police officers in unmarked cars patrolled a high-crime area in Newark. One of the officers, Detective Marc Castro, testified that on this patrol, he spotted a parked, running Audi that had its sunroof open and "heavy af... More...    $0 (05-30-2025 - NJ)

Newark, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to traffic in contraband cigarettes.

Obadah Saleh, 39, of Queens, New York, pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Esther Salas to an information charging him with conspiracy to traffic in contraband cigarettes.

According to documents filed in this case and statements ma... More...    $0 (07-01-2021 - NJ)

In the fall of 2013, defendant began work as a civilian institutional trade instructor at NJSP. He trained and monitored inmates in food preparation. Roughly eight months before he started, the Department of Corrections banned tobacco from the State's prison system. A black market emerged, as inmates were willing to pay a premium to obtain tobacco products.

3 A-0933-16T3 ... More...    $0 (08-16-2018 - NJ)

After a judge denied his motion to suppress evidence seized during a warrantless search (Indictment No. 15-03-0237), and his pretrial motions, including an application for a Franks1 hearing, on a second set of charges (Indictment No. 15-06-0448), defendant Eman Hassenbey entered into a plea agreement with the State. In exchange for his guilty pleas to one count of the first indictment, thir... More...    $0 (07-05-2018 - NJ)

Defendant Ricky Richardson appeals from the denial of his
motion to suppress controlled dangerous substances that Detective
Keith Walcott of the New Brunswick Police Department found inside
an opaque plastic bag defendant allegedly tossed out a window just
after police entered the house, in which he was located, to execute
an arrest warrant for unrelated individuals. He a... More...    $0 (03-31-2018 - NJ)

In this appeal, we consider whether a warrant application
that did not include evidence as to why a specific apartment
unit should be searched fell short of establishing probable
cause for the search of that apartment, in violation of the
Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution and Article
I, Paragraph 7 of the New Jersey Constitution.
Defendant Akeem Boone... More...    $0 (12-21-2017 - NJ)

During the early morning hours of January 17, 2009, New Jersey prisoner Robert Mullin hanged himself with a bedsheet that he had fashioned into a noose. The twentynine-year-old Robert had been in and out of prison for the better part of a decade, in part due to his ongoing struggles with substance abuse. While serving out his latest sentence at a halfway house, Robert was found in possession of ... More...    $0 (12-03-2017 - NJ)

The following facts are largely taken from the suppression
motion hearing testimony of Bridgewater Township Police Department
Officers Anthony DiGraziano and Kevin Florczak. No other witnesses
testified.
On March 20, 2013, at approximately 7:00 p.m., anti-crime
team undercover officers DiGraziano and Florczak were parked in
an unmarked police vehicle in the parking l... More...    $3 (11-13-2017 - NJ)

A little over two years into the civil-rights suit brought by Joan Mullin (“Mullin”) over the tragic prison suicide of her son, Robert Mullin (“Robert”), Mullin’s attorney received a discovery document with the potential to reshape the case. A previously undisclosed investigative report about the night
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Robert died contained statements by fellow New Jersey inmates about a prison guard who... More...    $0 (11-13-2017 - NJ)

After the trial court denied his motion to suppress a loaded
handgun seized by the police, defendant pled guilty to second
degree unlawful possession of a handgun, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(b)
(count one); and fourth-degree possession of a defaced firearm,
N.J.S.A. 2C:39-3(d) (count two). The court sentenced defendant
to five years in prison on count one with a forty-two month peri... More...    $0 (11-02-2017 - NJ)

Le Mier unsuccessfully attempted to smuggle illegal substances into the
17 Roosevelt County Detention Center (RCDC) by concealing them within a body
18 cavity. The contraband was discovered during a strip search, Le Mier was charged
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1 with three minor criminal offenses, she was arraigned on June 18, 2012, and pled not
2 guilty. Trial was initially set for mid-January 2013 ... More...    $0 (05-01-2017 - NJ)

Under federal and New Jersey search-and-seizure
jurisprudence, a police officer’s warrantless search of the
passenger compartment of a vehicle, following a lawful traffic
stop, is a constitutional protective sweep when the
circumstances give rise to a reasonable suspicion that a driver
or passenger “is dangerous and may gain immediate access to
weapons.” State v. Gam... More...    $0 (05-01-2017 - NJ)

After his suppression motion was denied, defendant pled
guilty, pursuant to a plea agreement, to three counts in a five
count indictment against him, namely Count Three, second-degree
possession of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS) with intent
to distribute (N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5(b)(2)), Count Four, third-degree
possession of a CDS within one thousand feet of school propert... More...    $0 (04-09-2017 - NJ)

Defendant was charged by an Atlantic County grand jury with
first-degree possession of ten grams or more of a controlled
dangerous substance (CDS) with intent to distribute, N.J.S.A.
2C:35-5(a)(1) and N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5(b)(6) (count one); second
degree conspiracy to possess ten grams or more of a CDS with intent
to distribute, N.J.S.A. 2C:5-2, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5(a), and N.J.S.A... More...    $0 (04-09-2017 - NJ)

Defendant entered a guilty plea to one count of third
degree possession of heroin, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10(a)(1), after his
motion to suppress evidence seized from his person was denied.
We reverse the denial of defendant's motion and his conviction.
Two witnesses testified at the suppression hearing, Chief
John Pelura and Sergeant Melvin Vanaman of the Salem Police
Depar... More...    $0 (04-09-2017 - NJ)

A victim was robbed at knife-point by two men after responding
to a Craigslist advertisement for discounted iPads and iPhones.
In separate jury trials, defendants Jeremy Grant and Stephen
Maurrasse were convicted of first-degree armed robbery, N.J.S.A.
2C:15-1(a), and third-degree possession of a weapon (knife) for
unlawful purposes, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4(d). Grant was senten... More...    $0 (03-14-2017 - NJ)

We first summarize the relevant facts and procedural history.
On August 28, 2012, at approximately 12:45 p.m., defendant crashed
her minivan into a light pole while driving on the Black Horse
Pike in Pleasantville. Defendant's husband, William Nasta, sat
in the front passenger seat, and their two-month-old and five
year-old daughters occupied the rear seat. William died ... More...    $0 (02-24-2017 - NJ)

In this appeal, we must determine the proper scope of the
plain-view exception to the warrant requirement under Article I,
Paragraph 7 of the New Jersey Constitution.
In State v. Bruzzese, 94 N.J. 210, 236-38 (1983), cert.
denied, 465 U.S. 1030, 104 S. Ct. 1295, 79 L. Ed. 2d 695 (1984),
this Court adopted the plain-view exception as articulated in
the plurality opin... More...    $0 (11-23-2016 - NJ)

Defendant Ricky Roman was found guilty of murder and other
offenses, and sentenced to life in prison. He appeals from the
NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION
This opinion shall not "constitute precedent or be binding upon any court." Although it is posted on the internet, this opinion is only binding on the parties in the case and its use in other cas... More...    $0 (10-08-2016 - NJ)

The evidence presented to the motion judge can be
summarized as follows. As a result of a tip from a confidential
informant, a Camden Police Sergeant observed defendant "flagging
down . . . individuals and making eye contact with people."
After a man approached defendant, the sergeant observed them
walk together to a gold Cadillac where the individual handed
defenda... More...    $0 (09-07-2016 - NJ)

On September 25, 2014, Detective Peters of the East Orange
Police Department received reliable information from a
confidential informant (CI). The CI previously provided
reliable information to Peters that resulted in the arrests and
convictions of numerous narcotic violators. The CI informed
Peters that a black male named Dorian was selling marijuana out
of an apar... More...    $0 (07-06-2016 - NJ)

In 2010, respondent F.M.’s personal firearm and firearms
purchaser identification card (identification card) were seized
pursuant to the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991,
N.J.S.A. 2C:25-17 to -35 (Domestic Violence Act).2 Both items
1 The statute on possession and licensing of firearms, N.J.S.A. 2C:58-3, ref... More...    $0 (07-06-2016 - NJ)

Defendant Malcolm C. Hagans appeals from a May 2, 2014
judgment of conviction for second-degree unlawful possession of
a handgun, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(b). Defendant moved to suppress the
seized firearm. When his motion was denied, defendant entered a
guilty plea pursuant to a negotiated agreement. The judge
accepted the plea and, thereafter, sentenced defendant to a
fi... More...    $0 (06-30-2016 - NJ)

Defendant Keith Terry1 appeals his conviction for second-
degree unlawful possession of a handgun, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(b);
and fourth-degree possession of hollow-nose bullets, N.J.S.A.
2C:39-3(f). Defendant contests the Law Division judge's
decision to deny a motion to suppress evidence based on an
illegal search of the motor vehicle he was driving. Defendant
also cont... More...    $0 (06-13-2016 - NJ)

After the denial of his motion to suppress evidence,
defendant Ricky Labega entered a guilty plea to second-degree
possession of a controlled dangerous substance with the intent
to distribute, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5(a)(1) and (2). Pursuant to the
negotiated plea agreement, on February 20, 2015, he was
sentenced as a third-degree offender to a term of four years
imprisonmen... More...    $0 (05-28-2016 - NJ)

The warrant was issued on April 30, 2012, based upon an
affidavit presented by Detective James Powers of the Monmouth
County Prosecutor's Office's Narcotics Strike Force. Powers
described a four-month narcotics investigation of a target known
as "Pete," and later identified as defendant. With the
assistance of a confidential informant and an undercover
officer, Powe... More...    $0 (05-24-2016 - NJ)

A jury convicted defendant Anthony M. Fernandez of second
degree conspiracy to distribute cocaine, N.J.S.A. 2C:5-2,
2C:35-5(a)(1), and 2C:35-5(b)(1) (count one); first-degree
possession with intent to distribute cocaine, N.J.S.A. 2C:35
5(a)(1) and 2C:35-5(b)(1) (count three); third-degree possession
with intent to distribute marijuana, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5(a)(1) and
2C:35-5... More...    $0 (05-23-2016 - NJ)

Subsequent to the denial of his suppression motion,
defendant Royal J. Baskerville entered a conditional guilty plea
to third-degree possession of a prohibited weapon, N.J.S.A.
2C:39-3(b); third-degree unlawful possession of a weapon,
N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(c)(2); and second-degree certain persons not to
have weapons, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-7(b). He now appeals the denial of
the s... More...    $0 (05-19-2016 - NJ)

Defendant Gerald M. Harris appeals the Law Division's order
denying his motion to suppress evidence, and the jury verdict
finding him guilty of: third-degree distribution of a controlled
dangerous substance (CDS), N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5(a)(1) and 2C:35
5(b)(3) (count one); third-degree distribution of a CDS within
1,000 feet of school property, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-7 (count two); More...    $0 (05-08-2016 - NJ)

This case arises from a 2008 traffic stop that resulted in
the arrest of defendant James Curley, after he attempted to flee
from police. Defendant was subsequently convicted by a jury of
May 6, 2016
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resisting arrest, simple assault, and unlawful possession of a
weapon. He now appeals from the October 14, 2011 judgment of
conviction entered by the ... More...    $0 (05-08-2016 - NJ)

In this appeal, we must determine whether the trial court
properly denied defendant’s motion to suppress a rifle
discovered during a protective sweep of his apartment
immediately following his arrest in his living room. The court
rejected defendant’s claim that the limited search exceeded
constitutional limits. We must also determine whether the trial
court denied d... More...    $0 (04-30-2016 - NJ)

On January 8, 2013, a Hudson County Grand Jury returned
Indictment No. 13-01-0003, charging defendant Sirheen Walker
with one count of fourth degree entering or surreptitiously
remaining in a structure, knowing he was not licensed to do so,
N.J.S.A. 2C:18-3a.
On July 10, 2013, a second Hudson County Grand Jury
returned Indictment No. 13-07-1438, charging defendant wi... More...    $0 (04-22-2016 - NJ)

At approximately 1:00 a.m., Burlington Township Police
Officer Jarrod Broadway observed a vehicle, later identified as
driven by defendant, drift between lanes. He activated his
lights when he observed the vehicle accelerate to fifty miles
per hour in a thirty-five mile per hour speed limit zone. When
the vehicle accelerated to fifty miles per hour in a thirty-five
... More...    $0 (04-22-2016 - NJ)