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sgent
06-03-2009, 04:55 AM
Back in 2006 I was convicted for burgulary(accomplice), when I was arrested, the police took money from me, that was from a paycheck I received from my employer. During sentencing I was never credited for this money for restitution or my fines. I paid all fines and restitution in full with out being credited for this money. I have drafted a motion for the court, because the ADA does not want to cooperate with me at all. The formatting is correct, it is just copying and pasting kind of screws it up. I do judgment recovery in the civil part, and i know the drafting of motions is pretty much the same. Can anyone tell me if this looks correct?

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY
LAW DIVISION - MORRIS COUNTY

(Omitted)
Address Omitted
Pro-Se

State of New Jersey

Indictment no. XXXXXXX

Vs. CRIMINAL ACTION:
NOTICE OF MOTION TO RELEASE PROPERTY
HELD AS EVIDENCE
Omitted
(Defendant) ORAL ARGUMENT IS NOT REQUESTED



PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on a date and time to be set by this Court, (Omitted), will request that this court release $971.00 that was seized from him as evidence in the referenced Indictment number.

NOTICE: IF YOU WANT TO RESPOND TO THIS MOTION YOU MUST DO SO IN WRITING. Your written response must be in the form of a certification or affidavit. That means that the person signing it swears to the truth of the statements in the certification or affidavit and is aware that the court can punish him or her if the statements are knowingly false. You may ask for oral argument, which means you can ask to appear before the court to explain your position. If the court grants oral argument, you will be notified of the time, date, and place. Your response, if any, must be in writing even if you request oral argument. Any papers you send to the court must also be sent to the opposing party's attorney, or the opposing party if not represented by an attorney.
The order sought by the defendant will be entered in the discretion of the court unless you notify the clerk of the court and the undersigned, in writing - as explained above - that you object to the entry of the order within ten (10) days after service of this motion.









_____________________________________
(omitted)
Defendant


SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY
LAW DIVISION - MORRIS COUNTY

Name and Address Omitted
Pro-Se

State of New Jersey

Indictment no. XXXXXX

Vs. CRIMINAL ACTION:
MOTION TO RELEASE PROPERTY HELD AS EVIDENCE
Omitted
(Defendant)



1) On or about February 5th, 2005 Omitted was arrested in connection to the above indictment. While under arrest, the Rockaway Township Police seized all paper money that was in his possession at the time which amounted to $971.00.
2) On or about February 4th, 2005 Omitted was paid by his employer at the time Omitted. At that time, Omitted did not maintain a bank account.
3) On or about April 7th, 2006 Omitted was sentenced in the above indictment and was ordered to pay $360.00 to VCCA, $15.00 to CDRF, $125.00 to VWAF, and $1,750.00 in Restitution to the victim of the crime. At the time the money seized from Omitted was not credited towards any of his fines or restitution.
4) On or About July 14th, 2006 Omitted was admitted into the Intensive Supervision Program herein known as “ISP” and was ordered to pay $30.00 to the Law Enforcement T/E Fund, $75.00 to SNSF, and $1000.00 as an ISP Supervision Fee.
5) During Omitted time on ISP, all fines and restitution was paid to ISP and was disbursed to the appropriate parties, including the Ordered $1750.00 to the victim. (See Exhibit “A”)
6) Throughout this time, Morris County has held $971.00 that was never credited to Omitted. It is Omitted's contention that if the $971.00 was credited to him he would have overpaid his Court ordered restitution and fines.
7) Omitted has made numerous attempts to speak with ADA (Omitted) to release these funds, but has refused to do so.





Omitted respectively requests that the Court Orders that the Morris County Prosecutor’s office release the funds of $971.00 to Omitted. Given that all of the Court Ordered fines and restitution have been paid off, without the $971.00 being credited to him.


Respectively Submitted,

_______________________________
Omitted (Defendant)
Address Omitted


SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY
LAW DIVISION - MORRIS COUNTY

(Name and Address Omitted)
Pro-Se

State of New Jersey

Indictment no. XXXXXXX

Vs. CRIMINAL ACTION:
ORDER TO RELEASE PROPERTY HELD AS EVIDENCE
(Omitted)
(Defendant)






IT IS ON THIS day of , 2009

ORDERED AND DECREED that:

1) The money that was seized by the Rockaway Township Police from Omitted in the amount of $971.00 in connection to the above indictment number, shall be released to Omitted.


IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that:







___________________________________________
, J.S.C.






CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE


I served Assistant District Attorney (Omitted) Morris County Prosecutors Office on via Regular Mail and Certified Mail Return Receipt Requested.

I served the Rockaway Township Police Department on via Regular Mail and Certified Mail Return Receipt Requested.

I certify that the foregoing statements are true. I am aware that if any of the foregoing statements made by me are willfully false, I am subject to punishment.

_________________________________________________
(omitted)
Defendant(Pro-Se)

Eagle
06-03-2009, 02:03 PM
Before you file the motion I'd like to ask you a couple of questions. Do you have something in writing that proves the ADA has possession of these funds? A receipt or something? Also, have you completed serving ISP and all fines have been paid?

I ask these questions because if the case is still active for any reason they may be able to hold on to the evidence. However, if the case is completely over and you completed the ISP aa well as any other punishment imposed, then the should give you the money.

If you really want to screw the ADA you can sue them in civil court for tresspass to chattels and conversion. Also, you can file a complaint in municipal court for embezzlement NJSA 2C:20-3.

By the way the motion looks good. However, after paragraphs 1 thru 7 you should add paragraph 8 and say that the ADA has no lawful reason to not return the money to you.

Also, see court rule 1:6-1(a) regarding drafting motions http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/rules/r1-6.htm

Finally, every county courthouse has a library that contains books with sample motions. You may want to take a look at them before you file your motion.

sgent
06-03-2009, 05:35 PM
Eagle,
I do not have a recieptfor the monies that they took because they took it last minute. So what I did was I filed an investigation with internal affairs and they concoluded that the monies were taken as evidence and is still in evidence holding. So i called evidence holding they told me i need a letter from the ada releasing the funds to me. This was approx a year ago. As for ISP i did finish and I have an itemized ststement of all funds paid to isp including the checks written to the victim regarding the restitutuion and a letter from isp saying that all fines and restitution were paid on the indictment. This was exhibit a. I guess my next step is to get a copy of the investigationfrom the internal affairs. and i guess pull my case file from the township that arrested me.That you for your response any other suggestions? Is the filing fee for a motion still 30.00 i know it is in the civil division buut not sure in criminal division.