News and Updates
Arrested on the Beach-Sandy Hook, National Parks, and Gateway National Parks of Sandy Hook, Highlands, New Jersey
Summer is approaching and the ferry service from New York City to Sandy Hook Federal National Park is approaching with thousands of visitors from New York arriving every weekend.
What NOT To Do When Being Pulled Over for a DWI Motor Vehicle Stop in New Jersey
Every motor vehicle stop by a police officer involving a motorist is unique based on facts of the case.
Assistant County Prosecutor and his Investigator Caught Suppressing Exculpating Evidence: Will Justice Prevail?
According to press releases and other legal documents, former Camden County Prosecutor, Harry S. Collins and his Camden County Prosecutor investigator, Matthew Woshnak, conspired to suppress exculpatory evidence, which shed serious doubt on the reliability and credibility of the State’s sole witness in a murder prosecution.
Wrongly Accused of a Crime, You are Not the Only One
Innocent people are unjustly arrested everyday in the United States.
Appellate Division Held Boro of Princeton Police Officer Could Not Open Car Door of Motorist that Appeared to Be Falling Asleep While Vehicle was Parked and Idling
In State v. Bennett the appellate division rejected under the caretaker exception of the warrant requirement to open the car door to a motor vehicle that was parked and idling to investigate a possible DWI.
Driving While Intoxicated; Refusal to Submit to Breath Test; Field Portal Breath Testing; Leads to Possible Affirmative Defense under the Confusion Doctrine
More and more local police departments are using portable field breath testing devices for probable cause to arrest DWI /DUI suspects.
Another Example How Some New Jersey Municipal Courts are All About Money and Little About Justice
No one has to be reminded that municipal courts are supposed to be in the business of dispensing justice, not generating revenues for cash strapped municipal budgets.
Why Innocent Defendants Take Plea Bargains?
It is without dispute that the State may not exert an unnecessary price for defendants that exercise their constitutional right to a jury trial.
New Jersey Supreme Court Clarifies Expungement Laws Regarding Juvenile Convictions, Making It Easier for Adults to Obtain an Expungement of their Adult Convictions
In another great decision by the esteemed New Jersey Supreme Court In the Matter of the Expungement Application of D.J.B., our highest court held that two juvenile convictions plus one adult conviction, plus two disorderly person’s offenses, equals the expungement of all the disorderly persons and adult convictions.
New Jersey Supreme Court Rules Prosecutor’s Cannot Dirty Up Defendants Who Have Aliases and Testify at Trial
In another good ruling the New Jersey Supreme Court has held that prosecutor’s cannot impeach a defendant on cross-examine with their prior use of aliases.
In Opening and Closing Statements the Prosecutor Must Stick to the Facts of the Case and Not Attempt to Sway the Jury with Prejudicial Comments
In State v. Raiford, a Middlesex County assistant prosecutor became overly zealous and over stepped his boundary when in his opening statement claimed that he spoke for the community and that the defendant was a threat to the community.
Governor Signs New Law Increasing Monetary Compensation of Person’s Unjustly Convicted and Imprisoned
Under N.J.S.A. 52:4C, a defendant who was unjustly convicted and served time in prison is now entitled to recover twice his or her annual salary, or $50,000.00 per year, which ever is greater, for each year unjustly incarcerated in prison.