New Jersey Kidnapping Law
 

United States of America v. Reginald Law

Newark, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Kidnapping

New York Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Role In Kidnapping



A Queens, New York man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in ... More...
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State of New Jersey v. Alonzo Hill, ak/a Alonzo E. Hill, and Lonnie

Newark, New Jersey criminla defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with auto theft.

On July 29, 1994, defendant, who was twenty-four years old, and two co-conspirators, Tony Frazier and James Lomack, stole a car from the driveway of a home in East Orange, while its owner, Sandra McKnight, was unloading groceries. After forcing McKnight into the back seat, defendant got behind th... More...
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United States of America v. Chiahao Lee


Newark, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with kidnapping.



18 U.S.C. 1201(c):

(c) If two or more persons conspire to violate this section and one or more of such persons do any overt act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each shall be punished by imprisonment for any term of years or for life...
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United States of America v. Fa Deng; Chiahao Lee; Albert Ferrell; Gabriel Anthony


New York, New York, criminal defense lawyer Jeffrey Benson Einhorn represented the Fa Deng charged with Conspiring to Kidnap New Jersey Man

Four New York Men Sentenced Prison ... More...
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United States of America v. Julio Cesar Paniagua, Joel Ramon Garcia

Newark, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented Two Men Charged in Connection with Kidnapping of New Jersey Resident



Two men have been charged in connection with their respective roles in an armed kidnapping for ransom of a Paterson, New Jersey, resident, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Julio Cesar Paniagua, 27, is charged by complai... More...
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State of New Jersey v. Earl Berryman

Newark, New Jersey defendant was charged with Kidnapping and sexual assault.

Earl Berryman was kidnapping and sexually assaulting a Hispanic woman in Mary 1983 in Newark, New Jersey.


March 11, 1983 was Alice Campos' eighteenth birthday. According to Campos, she and her friend, Christina Dos Santos, went to a club called "Studio One" in Newark, New Jersey, where a group of be... More...
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State of New Jersey v. Rafael Camey


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On September 30, 2013, the Passaic Police Department received a 9-1-1 report of a brutally beaten body of a woman, la... More...
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State of New Jersey v. Keith V. Cuff


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The Court granted certification limited to two of the issues defendant Keith V. Cuff raised on appeal from his nin... More...
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State of New Jersey v. Ibnmauric Anthony, a/k/a Ibnmaurice Anthony and Ibnmaurice Rasha Anthony








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State of New Jersey v. Ibnmauric Anthony, a/k/a Ibnmaurice Anthony and Ibnmaurice Rasha Anthony





This appeal raises issues about the process law enforcement officers
must follow when they ask eyewitnesses to try to identify a suspect. When
officers conduct an identification proce... More...
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STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. HOWARD L. DUNNS, a/k/a HOWARD LAMONT DUNNS, CLARENCE DUNNS, MICHAEL HOARN, ROBERT JONESY, LAMONT NEWPORT and ROBERT JONES

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)

STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. DARIEN WESTON

The horrific details of defendant's murder of the victim, and
the fear and consequences inflicted on eyewitnesses to the crime,
need not be recounted here in detail. Our Supreme Court has
already done so. See State v. Weston, 222 N.J. 280-82 (2015).
For our purposes, it suffices to explain that during a carjacking,
defendant forced the driver into a dumpster and shot hi... More...
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STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. KEITH M. KENION

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...
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STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. MICHAEL JONES

Defendant was charged in Essex County Indictment No. 98-10
4330 with first-degree attempted murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3 and
N.J.S.A. 2C:5-1 (count one); first-degree kidnapping, N.J.S.A.
2C:13-1b(1) (count two); three counts of first-degree aggravated
sexual assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2a(4) (counts three, four, and
five); second-degree aggravated assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1b(1) More...
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STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. DENIS A. CATANIA, a/k/a DENNIS CATANIA

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On December 21, 2011, an Atlantic County grand jury returned
an indictment1 charging defendant Den... More...
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STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. CALVIN LITTLE

Pursuant to a plea agreement reached by the parties with the
input of Judge Pedro Jimenez, Jr. pursuant to Rule 3:9-3(c),1
defendant pled guilty to first-degree kidnapping, N.J.S.A. 2C:13
1(b).2 Judge Jimenez sentenced defendant to fourteen years in
prison, subject to an 85% period of parole ineligibility pursuant
to the No Early Release Act, N.J.S.A. 2C:43-7.2.
Defe... More...
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STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JAMES MCDOWELL, a/k/a SISA BUTU

A jury convicted defendant James McDowell of eight crimes
related to sexual assaults of a female victim. On two of the
convictions he was sentenced to consecutive terms of eighteen and
ten years in prison. All of the other convictions were either
merged or the sentences were run concurrently. The consecutive
prison terms were subject to the No Early Release Act (NERA), ... More...
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STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. GEORGE SANCHEZ

Defendant George Sanchez was charged with brutally assaulting
his girlfriend, K.M.1 A jury acquitted defendant of several first
degree charges, but convicted defendant of the following offenses:
fourth-degree false imprisonment, N.J.S.A. 2C:13-3; third-degree
aggravated criminal sexual contact while the victim was physically
helpless, N.J.S.A. 2C:14-3; second-degree attemp... More...
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STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. MARTY D. ROSS

Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of first
degree kidnapping, N.J.S.A. 2C:13-1(b); two counts of fourth
degree unlawful possession of a weapon, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(d); two
counts of third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful
purpose, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4(d); third-degree terroristic threats,
N.J.S.A. 2C:12-3(b); third-degree criminal restraint, N.J.S.A.
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GEORGE MARX v. NEW JERSEY STATE PAROLE BOARD

On November 22, 1991, while on probation, appellant followed
a female bank employee from a parking lot into a bank in Gloucester
Township. He threatened the female with an HIV-infected hypodermic
needle, forced her to allow him to accompany her into the bank,
where he held her against her will and attempted to rob the bank.
Officers entered the bank, where appellant poin... More...
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STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. KARIM A. DORSEY

Defendant was convicted of first-degree robbery, N.J.S.A.
2C:15-1, second-degree burglary N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2, second-degree
kidnapping, N.J.S.A. 2C:13-1(b)(1), second-degree possession of a
weapon for an unlawful purpose, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4(a) and third
degree unlawful possession of a weapon, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(b). We
affirmed his convictions and remanded for the imposition of a... More...
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STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. SANGSICK KYEONG

On July 13, 2012, at approximately 6:45 a.m., Palisades
Interstate Parkway Police Lieutenant Jesse Cohen was driving to
work when he observed an altercation between defendant and his
girlfriend, next to a parked car at Alpine Lookout. Cohen
parked and exited his vehicle, and proceeded to separate the
couple. He then called police headquarters for back-up.
Sergeant ... More...
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I.M.O. the Application for the Forfeiture of Personal Weapons & Firearms Identification Card Belonging to F.M.

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...
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STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. SADDIQUIE WILLIAMS

On February 17, 2011, Trenton Police officers received an
anonymous tip about a man with a handgun in a black Hyundai
sedan with Georgia license plates, located on Martin Luther
King, Jr. Boulevard. The officers arrived at Martin Luther
King, Jr. Boulevard, and approached defendant. A brief car
chase ensued, which culminated in defendant's arrest. The
officers alle... More...
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STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. RYAN MCERLEAN

We glean the following facts and procedural history from
the record. On February 9, 2005, defendant was arrested in
Ocean County on charges of kidnapping, robbery, burglary, theft,
and weapons offenses arising out of an October 31, 2004 incident
in Lakewood. Defendant was remanded to the Ocean County Jail
where he remained until March 29, 2005, when he posted bail and More...
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STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. NORMAN JACKSON

Defendant was indicted on multiple counts that included
first-degree robbery charges. The State offered defendant a
plea agreement in which it would recommend a sentence of ten
years subject to the No Early Release Act (NERA), N.J.S.A.
2C:43-7.2. Defendant rejected the offer and, following a jury
trial, was convicted on eight counts that included first-degree
robber... More...
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State of New Jersey v. Richard Willis

In this appeal, we address the admission of other-crime
evidence, pursuant to N.J.R.E. 404(b), of an attempted sexual
assault that occurred three years before the sexual assault that
was the subject of defendant Richard Willis’ trial. The State
contended, and the trial court held, that the evidence of the
earlier uncharged offense was relevant to defendant’s intent to More...
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STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. JAMIE GUAMAN

We set forth the relevant facts of this case in our prior
opinion, State v. Guaman, No. A-3928-06 (App. Div. Nov. 5, 2009)
(slip op. at 3–5), certif. denied, 203 N.J. 94 (2010), and need
not repeat them here. To summarize, on February 24, 2003,
defendant and two co-conspirators kidnapped a woman off the
street in Newark, drove her to a secluded area, and gang-raped
h... More...
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STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. ANDRE ZEIGLER

Defendant Andre Zeigler appeals from a December 3, 2013
order denying his petition for post-conviction relief (PCR)
without a plenary hearing. Defendant claims that the PCR judge
erred in denying him a hearing to review his claims that his
attorney was ineffective, that he should have been permitted to
withdraw his plea of guilty to second-degree aggravated sexual
as... More...
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United States v. Epstein

On September 11, 2014, a grand jury in Trenton, New Jersey, returned a five-count Superseding Indictment against Binyamin Stimler, Mendel Epstein, Jay Goldstein ("Goldstein"), and David Aryeh Epstein.1 Defendants are all Orthodox Jewish men and their prosecutions arise out of allegations that Defendants engaged in criminal means to facilitate Orthodox Jewish divorces. According to the Supe... More...    $0 (01-06-2016 - NJ)

State of New Jersey v. Joseph Diorio

In 1999, Joseph Diorio and two others conceived and executed a “bust-out” financial scheme by creating a business for the purpose of defrauding creditors. In a bust-out scheme, a company is formed and establishes a credit line presenting itself to the business community as a reputable company. Initially, it places small orders with suppliers. As it establishes a favorable payment history, the ... More...    $0 (02-18-2014 - NJ)

United States of America v. Bawer Aksal

The United States of America charged Bawer Aksal, age 49, sexual abuse, forced sex through threats or fear of harm, and abusive sexual contact in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2242 in conjunction with a sexual assault on a sleeping woman on a Newark-bound flight in 2012.

Title 18 U.S.C. 2242 provides:

Whoever, in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States or in ... More...
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Victor Zavala v. Wal Mart Stores, Inc.

This suit was brought in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey by Wal-Mart cleaning crew members who are seeking compensation for unpaid overtime and certification of a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), civil damages under RICO, and damages for false imprisonment. The workers – illegal immigrants who took jobs with contractors and subcontractors Wal-Ma... More...    $0 (08-14-2012 - NJ)

State of New Jersey v. Paul Olsvary

Following a guilty plea to fourth-degree criminal sexual contact, N.J.S.A. 2C:14-3b, and fourth-degree violation of a prior sentence of community supervision for life, N.J.S.A. 2C:43-6.4d,See footnote 11 defendant was sentenced to an extended term of three years on the N.J.S.A. 2C:43-6.4d conviction and a concurrent eighteen-month term on the N.J.S.A. 2C:14-3b conviction, along with the necessar... More...    $0 (01-31-2003 - NJ)

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