Study after study has proven over and over again that mistaken eyewitness identification is the primary cause of the conviction of innocent people in the United States.

Being a criminal defense attorney is not a profession for the meek, lazy or uninformed.

The facts of Florida v. Jardines (2013) are simple and straight forward. The police in Florida took a drug-sniffing canine to the front porch of the…

Under New Jersey you can only be convicted of a crime, which is a felony, and must be adjudicated in Superior Court, or a disorderly person’s offense which is are normally adjudicated in Municipal Court.

There is a term in Latin, Ipse Dixit, which means, “He, himself, said it.” In essence describes a statement made by person in so-called authority, which is…

Part I The Use of Bullet Lead Analysis (“CBLA”) Evidence

The claims that forensic expert witnesses make at trial for the prosecution often cannot stand close scrutiny and competent cross-examination by defense counsel.

On May 14, 2007, Red Bank municipal court judge, William Himelman (case was transferred to Red Bank for possible conflict) found the Wall Township Police Chief, Bernard Sullivan not guilty of driving while intoxicated.

In the recent New Jersey Supreme Court case, State v. Hinton, the court ruled that when a tenant is evicted or moves permanently from their apartment that the tenant no longer has any reasonable expectation of privacy.

The first thing every New Jersey criminal defense attorney must think about before he presents his case to the Jury is how will he present the defendant’s theory of the case.

The City of Elizabeth (Union County) New Jersey according to the 2012 census had a documented population of 126,458 people. Because of the large population of undocumented and illegal residences the City of Elizabeth population is likely doubled that amount to a population of a quarter-million.

The law which increased mandatory minimum sentences for people in possession of an assault firearm as defined in N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(f), has also eliminated mandatory minimums for people convicted of possession of BB, air-guns and spring-guns.

Served with a forfeiture civil complaint while criminal charges are pending, be careful what you say, you might have waived your fifth amendment right to remain silent.