In this case Trenton Police Officers jumped a fence of a residential home to investigate the alleged smell of marijuana and tip that a firearm was hidden in the backyard dog house.

Most people would be shocked at the number of people who voluntarily speak to the police when confronted about their possible involvement in a disorderly person’s offense, traffic offense or crime.

On March 5, 2003 a criminal jury in the Superior Court, Monmouth County, convicted alleged racketeer, Ray Cagno.

Many inculpatory statements (admitting guilt), admitted by the court does not end the discussion.

Although a fundamental principal of the criminal justice system and corollary principals of procedural due process the defendant in a criminal case never has the obligation to alert the prosecution to any deficiencies in its case.

As a criminal defense attorney the two most important words in all of criminal law and procedure is the words, “reasonable doubt.”

In this case the Administrative Law Judge for the Waterfront Commission adopted a strict liability standard and revoked the Waterfront registration of Mr. Pontoriero because of Pontoriero’s alleged association with known organized crime figure Tino Fiumera and Steven DePiro.

It has been a custom is many municipal courts in New Jersey for the judge to turn to the defendant at the time of sentencing and ask the defendant as to his prior driving history.

Defendant charged and indicted by a Hudson County Grand Jury with official misconduct (second degree) and theft (third degree).

Anyone that is familiar with martial arts and self-defense knows that a choke hold to someone’s neck in which the carotid artery is restricted will cause the person to pass out in 5-seconds or less.

Most Important, always tell the truth. This is the most important advice any witness should remember.

There is no firm statistic on the number of people sent to prison who were falsely accused and wrongly convicted for crimes which they were innocent.