Yesterday and today each featured an opinion from the Supreme Court. Both were unanimous....
The Supreme Court announced that it has granted certification in In the Matter of the Expungement of the Criminal/Juvenile Records of P.L. The question presented, as phrased by the Supreme Court Clerk's office, is "Does the Recovery Court expungement statute, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-14(m), allow for the expungement of juvenile adjudications for offenses that would not otherwise be eligible for expungement under N.J.S.A. 2C:52-2 and N.J.S.A. 2C:52-4.1?" In an opinion reported at 482 N.J. Super. 319 (App. Div. 2025), the Appellate Division, applying de novo review, affirmed the ruling of the Law Division that allowed the expungement in these circumstances....
To bring things current, this post summarizes three published Appellate Division opinions that were issued in the recent period. The subject matter of these ruling ranged from construing a Court Rule about reconsideration to applying the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act ("PDVA") to determining whether the Attorney General's office was required to defend and indemnify a Deputy Chief Assistant Prosecutor facing an attorney disciplinary proceeding that arose out of his official duties....
This is the second post that catches up with appellate developments last week and this week. The Supreme Court issued rulings in three cases during that period. Two of those appeals involved unanimous opinions. The third engendered a relatively rare 5-2 split among the Justices. Here are summaries:...
Much of last week was consumed by a sojourn in Hershey, PA for the Third Circuit Judicial Conference, a very enjoyable and educational experience. As a result, it's time for some catching up. Today's is the first such post....
In the recent period, the Supreme Court issued one opinion and the Appellate Division published four decisions. Here are summaries:...
As April nears its halfway point, the Supreme Court has granted review in five new appeals, according to announcements by the Court. One of those is an ethics matter in which the Court granted a petition for review. The other four are criminal appeals. The Court granted certification in two of those cases and leave to appeal in the other two....
After a hiatus, for Passover and other reasons, this blog is back in action and ready to cover New Jersey appellate developments in April. This month has seen only two published opinions, both in criminal appeals, from the Appellate Division so far. There have not yet been any Supreme Court opinions this month....
Due to the press of other work, it's been awhile since this blog reported on Supreme Court and published Appellate Division decisions. There are four opinions to discuss, one of which addressed two cases in a single ruling. Here are summaries:...
[Couldn't resist the title given last week's major blizzard in New Jersey] Last week was a big week for decisions in criminal appeals. All three of the Supreme Court's opinions last week, and both of last week's published Appellate Division opinions, were in criminal cases. Here are summaries....
