Founder Stephen J. Natoli Selected as Rising Star on Superlawyers
Recently, Stephen Natoli was selected as a Rising Star in the legal profession on SuperLawyers.com. Rising Stars is an exclusive list of top-rated attorneys in
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Prosecutors Cannot Condition Entry into Pre-trial Intervention on Defendants Agreeing to Jail Time
In a recent decision stemming from a Middlesex County case an appellate panel ruled that three Rutgers Fraternity Brothers were improperly denied admission to the Pre-Trial
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Motion to Relax Pre-trial Release Should Be Considered by Trial Courts upon Showing of a “material Change in Circumstance”
In State v. Paul an appellate panel ruled in favor of Defendant’s request for a relaxation of his pre-trial release conditions. Rule 3:26-2(c)(2) governs a defendant’s
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NJ Appellate Court Rules Endangering the Welfare of a Child Cannot Be Expunged
In State v. N.T., Defendant filed a petition for the expungement of all records relating to her arrest and conviction for third-degree endangering the welfare
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NJ Appellate Court Rules Potential for Federal Deportation Cannot Be Used by State Prosecutors to Argue for Detention Pending Trial
In State v. Juan Molchor, a New Jersey Appellate panel ruled that it was inappropriate for State Court’s to detain individuals based on the fact
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NJ Supreme Court Rules Residents of a Boarding or Rooming House Have a Reasonable Expectation of Privacy in the Common Areas of Those Homes
In State v. Williams, the Court found that the common areas of boarding and rooming houses are not open to the public, and that the
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NJ Court Reaffirms Prior Rulings That Knowledge of Race and Gender of an Alleged Actor Does Not Establish Reasonable Suspicion for a Car Stop
In State v. Peter Nyema, police officers seized evidence of a robbery following an investigatory stop of an automobile in which Defendant was a passenger. Following
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Court Rules One Does Not Have a Reasonable Expectation of Privacy in Sent Text Messages Seized from Recipient’s Phone
In State v. Armstrong, a case arising out of Essex County, Defendant pled guilty during trial to aggravated manslaughter. The victim was the boyfriend of
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Unregistered Firearm Prosecutions May Proceed Without Witness That Conducted Database Search for Gun Permit
In August a New Jersey Appellate panel ruled that a “non permit” affidavit prepared by a non-testifying police witness was not testimonial under the primary
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NJ Adopts New Court Rule Giving Jailed Individuals Right to Pre-indictment Testimonial Hearing
New Jersey has provisionally adopted new Rule 3:4-7 (Pre-Indictment Hearing), to provide a hearing involving the presentation of at least one witness, without adding excludable time
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