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ATTORNEY PROFILE
During the last twenty five years Mr. Donnelly
has tried over 220 indicted cases including Capital Murder, homicides,
threats to kill, aggravated assaults, sexual assaults, distributions
of cocaine, heroin and marijuana , assaults on police officers, robbery
,burglary, eluding police officers and threats against public officials.
SOME OF MR. DONNELLY’S CASES
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The defendant was charged with murder. He was previously convicted in the
case based upon two jailhouse confessions. His conviction was reversed. Mr.
Donnelly represented him in the new trail and the defendant was acquitted of
all charges. The trail judge made these remarks following the verdict of
acquittal.
“I don’t often say this but I think it has to be
said. I was really proud to have sat as Judge in this case with you two
guys. This trial proceeded in as a professional a manner as it could have.
You are really to be commended for it. I wish
all our trials could be done this way. I wish somebody could make a video
tape of this trial and say this is how it is supposed to be done with two
top notch lawyers doing a top notch job on a very tough case, doing it in a
very professional, mature, lawyerlike manner. Thank you fellows.” (from the
official transcript)
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After refusing a plea offer of 5
years in prison, defendant was acquitted of all charges in a 2nd
degree Aggravated Assault case despite a witness for the prosecution
testifying she was 3 feet away and saw the defendant kick the victim in his
face, breaking his tooth.
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Defendant acquitted of burglary
even though a policeman saw him enter the building and arrested him inside
with the open broken cash register at his feet.
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Defendant acquitted of 2nd deg eluding after a State trooper
chased him through Asbury Park videotaping the chase on the trooper’s in car
camera.
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Defendant was convicted of the
robbery of an elderly man in his apartment and she was sentenced to 7 years
in prison. Based on an objection by Mr. Donnelly to the trial Judge‘s
comments to the jury about the photographic identification procedure, the
conviction was reversed and the defendant released from prison.
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Defendant acquitted of 2nd
degree eluding even though the policeman testified the defendant ran two
stop signs and endangered children being discharged from school.
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In an altercation outside of his
home the defendant knocked a victim unconscious, struck the first victim’s
wife, lacerating her eye, and broke the arm of a third victim who came to
their aid. We refused a plea offer of 4years and the jury acquitted the
defendant of all charges.
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The defendant was indicted for
threatening to kill Governor Kean after she wrote a letter predicting his
assassination. After a bench trial, the defendant was acquitted of all
charges.
In addition, Mr. Donnelly has reviewed over 1600
cases for early resolution by the Pre -indictment Court (PIP court) in
Freehold Monmouth County. PIP court is designed to dispose of a defendant’s
case with the best plea bargain and the least court appearances. Often the
defendant’s case is disposed of without the defendant having a criminal
conviction.
Mr. Donnelly is a graduate of Seton Hall University Law School. Following
graduation he clerked for a Superior Court Judge in Essex County
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Red Bank, New Jersey 07701
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