A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer was recently indicted by a grand jury on criminal weapons charges in Sussex County, New Jersey. The suspect is a 39-year-old resident of Hardyston, New Jersey. He serves with US Customs and Border Protection, but his employment could be terminated if he is ultimately convicted on the very […]
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie recently pardoned two out-of-state residents who were previously convicted of the unlawful possession of a firearm due to carrying their legally owned firearms into New Jersey. One of the suspects, a 68-year-old man from New Mexico, was arrested in November 2013 for possessing a handgun in a Mahwah hotel room. […]
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On June 8, 2017, the New Jersey Supreme Court overturned the weapon possession conviction of a man who held a machete in his hand during a confrontation in the doorway of his family’s home. In State v. Montalvo, __ N.J.__ (June 8, 2017), the NJ Supreme Court ruled that the defendant was justified in retrieving […]
NJ Supreme Court Defines Illegal Searches on Motor Vehicle Stops In a recent New Jersey Supreme Court decision, State v. Robinson, ___ N.J. ___ (May 1, 2017), the Court held that the protective sweep exception to the warrant requirement does not apply to motor vehicle stops when all passengers are safely secured and monitored outside […]