Legal Opinion
State v. Melendez
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided April 23, 2018No. DOCKET NO. A–1301–15T1PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REISNER, P.J.A.D.
*453Based on overwhelming evidence gathered during the execution of a search *289warrant, a jury convicted defendant Luis Melendez of multiple drug and weapons offenses.1 After merger, the trial court *454sentenced defendant to an aggregate term of thirty years in prison, fifteen years of which were to be served without parole.
Defendant appeals from his conviction and sentence. Significantly, he challenges the admission in evidence of the answer he filed in a parallel civil forfeiture case. We reject defendant's argument that admission of this evidence violated his Fifth and Sixth…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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- Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Padilla v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Massiah v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by8 opinions
- LEMONT LOVE VS. MIDDLESEX COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE (L-1551-16, UNION COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2020
- LEMONT LOVE VS. MIDDLESEX COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE (L-1551-16, UNION COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2020
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. CHRISTOPHER T. BROWN (16-05-0181, HUNTERDON COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2021
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. M.A.P. (16-02-0236, HUDSON COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (RECORD IMPOUNDED)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2019
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. MICHAEL J. DOCE (15-07-0801, MIDDLESEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2020
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