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permitted under the exigent-circumstances exception and State v. Pena-Flores, 198 N.J. 6
(2009)?
Certification granted 10/20/11
Posted 10/26/11
Argued: 1/17/12
Dismissed by Order 02/02/12
A-19/20-11 & A-9-11 State in the Interest of V.A./State in the Interest of C.T./State in
the Interest of M.R., Minors (068707)
In this case in which the Prosecutor determined to transfer jurisdiction of juvenile criminal
defendants from the Family Part to the Law Division, Criminal Part, were the Attorney General's
Juvenile Waiver Guidelines correctly applied?
Leave to appeal granted 9/9/11 & 10/20/11
Posted 9/19/11 & 10/26/11
Argued: Scheduled for 4/24
Decided:
A-18-11 State v. Thomas J. Shannon (068220)
Was this warrantless daytime search of a motor vehicle on the New Jersey Turnpike permitted
under the exigent-circumstances exception and State v. Pena-Flores, 198 N.J. 6 (2009)?
Certification granted 10/20/11
Posted 10/26/11
Argued: 1/17/12
Dismissed by Order 02/02/12
A-17-11 Valeria Headen v. Jersey City Board of Education (068598)
Are school districts that have adopted the New Jersey Civil Service Act, N.J.S.A. 11A:1-1 to :12-
6, which applies to "full-time political subdivision" civil servant employees, required to extend
vacation leave pursuant to that statute to the district's ten-month food service employees?
Certification granted 10/20/11
Posted 10/26/11
Argued:
Decided:
A-16-11 Douglas Trautman v. Chris Christie (067705)
Is the New Jersey statute known as “Kyleigh’s Law,” which requires drivers with a special
learner's permit to display a decal on their license plates, preempted by the Federal Driver's
Privacy Protection Act; and does it violate equal protection of the law or the right against
unreasonable search and seizure guaranteed by the United States and New Jersey constitutions?
Certification granted 10/13/11
Posted 10/14/11
Argued:
Decided:
A-15-11 State v. Joseph Schubert, Jr. (068149)
After defendant has completed his term of probation, can the judgment of conviction be
amended to add community supervision for life as required by N.J.S.A. 2C:43-6.4?
Certification granted 10/13/11
Posted 10/14/11
Argued:
Decided:
A-14-11 State v. Manaf Stas (068060)
Did the trial court improperly rely on defendant’s silence at the accident scene as evidence that