Trenton, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

On April 14, 2019, Ocean Township Police arrived at 401 Parker Avenue (the “Parker Propertyâ€�) to investigate a reported attempted residential burglary. (See Government's Ex. A, GPS Tracking Warrant Affidavit, ¶ 9.) The homeowner reported that an indivi... More...    $0 (07-15-2022 - NJ)

Trenton, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with murder, felony murder and robbery.


On December 18, 2013, two Trenton police officers responded to a "man down" and "shots fired" report at a location near the police department. Upon arriving at the scene, the police immediately noticed the victim, Shamere Melvin, on the ground with a fatal gunshot wound t... More...    $0 (07-15-2022 - NJ)

Newark, NJ - The United States of America charged Thomas Manzo, age 55, and and John Perna, age 43, with assault and battery.

The ex-husband of one of the stars of the Bravo television show “The Real Housewives of New Jersey,” and an organized crime soldier were arrested on charges of planning and carrying out an assault of the Bravo star’s current husband in exchange for a lavish wedding... More...    $0 (07-03-2020 - NJ)

Sometimes, the only plausible explanation for a lab’s stream of payments to a doctor is cash for blood. Over seven years, Dr. Bernard Greenspan referred more than 100,000 blood tests to Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services. The Lab made more than $3 million off these tests. In exchange, the Lab gave Greenspan and his associates more than $200,000 in cash, gifts, and other benefits.
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A jury c... More...    $0 (05-01-2019 - NJ)

We derive the facts relevant to the traffic stop from a forensically enhanced audiovisual recording of it and the District Court’s undisputed factual findings. The traffic stop here began routinely. Bradley asked to see Roberts’ license, registration, and proof of insurance. Roberts handed over the first two items, but he could not find the vehicle’s registration. Dashboard Camera Video (“DCV”) 0... More...    $0 (09-05-2018 - NJ)

Defendant and his codefendant Fred D. Mosley were charged in an indictment with thirty-four offenses arising out of eight residential burglaries and a robbery and kidnapping occurring in Atlantic County between November 20, 2012, and February 1, 2013. The thirty-fifth count of the indictment charged co-defendant Nicole Cumens with third-degree conspiracy to commit burglary and theft, N.J.S.... More...    $0 (07-05-2018 - NJ)

We are called upon to determine whether defendant Todd
Dorn’s right to a grand jury presentment under the New Jersey
Constitution was violated when the trial court permitted the
State, on the eve of trial, to increase the charge in count two
of defendant’s indictment from a third-degree to a second-degree
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drug offense. We are also asked whether it was proper ... More...    $0 (04-28-2018 - NJ)

Newark, NJ - Fifth Defendant in Multi-State Dog Fighting Prosecution Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison

Asbury Park, New Jersey Defendant Sentenced As Part of Operation Grand Champion

The fifth defendant to plead guilty in a multi-state dog fighting case was sentenced today in federal court in Trenton, New Jersey, for his role in dog fighting activities that took place in New Jerse... More...    $0 (04-19-2018 - NJ)

Defendant appeals from his convictions of second-degree
unlawful possession of a weapon, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(b); third-degree
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 binding only on the parties in the case and its use in other ca... More...    $0 (03-31-2018 - NJ)

Steven Metro appeals from the 46-month sentence of imprisonment imposed by the District Court as a consequence of his guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to violate federal securities laws and one count of insider trading. He contends that the Court wrongly attributed to him illicit financial gains
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actually attributable to someone with whom he was not acting in concert and to whom he ... More...    $0 (02-14-2018 - NJ)

Defendant Gary S. Harris appeals from an August 24, 2015
order of the Law Division denying his petition for post-conviction
relief (PCR) couched as a "motion for a new trial."1 Defendant
argues he was deprived of a fair trial based upon ineffective
assistance of counsel and other constitutional violations.
Defendant also contends that the motion judge erred by deciding <... More...    $0 (01-19-2018 - 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)

Defendant was tried and found guilty by a jury of two counts
of first-degree kidnapping, N.J.S.A. 2C:13-1(b)(1), two counts of
third-degree criminal restraint, N.J.S.A. 2C:13-2(a), two counts
of first-degree robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1(a)(1), one count of
first-degree conspiracy, N.J.S.A. 2C:5-2, one count of second
degree burglary, N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2, one count of second-degre... More...    $0 (11-29-2017 - NJ)

A Hudson County grand jury charged defendant and three co
defendants in a multi-count indictment with first-degree murder
and other offenses. Defendant accepted a plea offer and pleaded
guilty to an amended charge of second-degree manslaughter,
N.J.S.A. 2C:11-4(b)(2).
During the plea proceeding, while summarizing the plea
agreement, the prosecutor informed the cour... More...    $0 (11-13-2017 - NJ)

In this putative class action, consumers of prescription eye medication allege that manufacturers and distributors of the medication packaged it in such a way that forced them to waste it, violating the consumer protection statutes of their home states. The District Court dismissed the entire action for lack of jurisdiction, finding the consumers’ allegations of injury in fact insufficient to conf... More...    $0 (11-03-2017 - NJ)

Trenton, NJ - Five Plead Guilty in Multi-State Dog Fighting Prosecution
New Jersey and Chicago-Area Defendants Convicted As Part of Operation Grand Champion

Four defendants pleaded guilty today and yesterday to federal charges for their roles in an inter-state dog fighting network spanning from New Mexico to New Jersey. U.S. District Judge Mary L. Cooper in Trenton accepted the follo... More...    $0 (08-11-2017 - NJ)