September 26, 2021
Criminal Charges Dismissed Against Armored Security Guard Roosevelt Twyne EATONTOWN, NJ – 3/13/20 The law firm of Evan F. Nappen, Attorney at Law PC is pleased to report that this morning we received notice from the New Jersey eCourts regarding Roosevelt Twyne’s matter informing: “Defendant’s case has been dismissed.” Twyne had been charged with unlawful […]
Read MoreAugust 11, 2021
New Jersey Permit to Carry Handgun Granted after Supreme Court Remand April 17, 2020 ELIZABETH, NJ – After his unanimous NJ Supreme Court victory and a remand hearing on the merits, Calvin Carlstrom has been granted his New Jersey Permit to Carry a Handgun. Last January — overturning both County Superior Court and Appellate Division […]
Read MoreMarch 17, 2017
On March 13, 2017, Louis P. Nappen of the Evan F. Nappen Law Attorney At Law PC firm argued that a handgun discovered in his client’s glove box after a car accident cannot be used as evidence since the firearm was unconstitutionally obtained by police who entered the car without a warrant or Fourth Amendment […]
Read MoreNovember 17, 2016
Pursuant to N.J.S. 2C:58-3d, which governs New Jersey firearm permit appeals, “No formal pleading and no filing fee shall be required as a preliminary to such hearing.” (Emphasis added.) Despite the above, over the last year, New Jersey’s county courts have been requiring a $50 filing fee “made payable to the Treasurer State of New Jersey” from […]
Read MoreNovember 10, 2016
In a brief dated November 7, 2016, submitted in the Appellate case of State v. Lambert, the Office of the Attorney General concedes that New Jersey’s Stun Gun Ban is unconstitutional, stating: “[T]he State agrees with defendant that New Jersey’s stun-gun statute, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-3h, is unconstitutional in light of Caetano v. Massachusetts, 136 S.Ct. 1027 (2016), and defendant’s conviction […]
Read MoreFebruary 1, 2016
The New Jersey Supreme Court, for the first time in 45 years, will be considering Second Amendment rights. The Nappen Law Firm has filed its brief with the Supreme Court. A website version may be read here. The brief strikes at the heart of New Jersey’s gun control scheme. NJS 2C:39-5b Unlawful Possession of Weapons-Handgunsreads as follows: […]
Read MoreMay 15, 2015
In a published decision binding upon all New Jersey municipalities, the New Jersey Appellate Division has confirmed that New Jersey municipalities may NOT require added forms for firearm permit applications beyond the state forms. May 14, 2015’s appellate decision, In the Matter of the Denial for a New Jersey Firearms Purchaser Identification Card and Permit […]
Read MoreJanuary 20, 2014
HUDSON COUNTY, NEW JERSEY — At approximately 10pm on Thursday night, January 24, 2013, 33-year-old Keith Pantaleon of Jersey City, New Jersey, was in the bedroom of his apartment after a full day’s work – when he heard thumping noises coming from his living room. Believing that his residence may be being broken into, he […]
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