Hot Topics Under the Fourth and Fifth Amendments
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Issue Spotting a Criminal Case For Potential Constitutional Violations
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Objections From A to Z
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Getting Third-Party Similar Crimes Evidence Admitted at Trial
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A Primer On The Law On Experts
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Crawford and The Sixth Amendment Right to Confrontation
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The Law Surrounding “Stop & Frisk” In New Jersey
The State and Federal Constitutions guarantee “[t]he right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures.” U.S. Const. amend. IV; N.J. Const. art. I, ¶ 7. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects, against unreasonable searches and […]
State v. Henderson: A Case that Forever Changed the Landscape of Eyewitness Identification Evidence in New Jersey
Acknowledging that “eyewitness identification is the leading cause of wrongful convictions across the country,” five years ago the New Jersey Supreme Court adopted a revised framework for assessing the admissibility of eyewitness identification evidence. State v. Henderson, 208 N.J. 208 (2011). Prior to the Supreme Court’s decision in Henderson, the framework for the admissibility of identification evidence was set […]
What Do Juries Crave?
Juries wants to do the right thing. They need someone to follow. Who will they follow? According to Gerry Spence, “juries will follow the one they can trust.” As Gerry so eloquently states in his national bestseller, “How to Argue and Win Every Time”: “My experience confirms that everyday people employing their natural credibility detectors can […]
What If Your Freedom Was In The Hands Of The Public Defender?
As a former public defender, I’ve had the honor of standing up for the poor, the forgotten, and the damned. This is the very essence of being a zealous advocate. My colleagues in the public defender’s office are some of the best trial attorneys I know. They are skilled, energetic, courageous, and ambitious. They are guardians of liberty and defend their clients […]