What it Means to be Charged with Simple or Aggravated Assault
June 26, 2019
Assuming that you are not acting in lawful self-defense, attacking another person, attempting to do so, and a host of other conduct can result in a criminal conviction for assault in New Jersey. If you harm someone badly in that attack, you may even be convicted of aggravated assault, a more serious assault offense. The legal process that applies to an aggravated assault case differs from a simple assault case in many ways. If you have been charged with simple assault or aggravated assault ... Read More»
NJ Woman Arrested for Allegedly Trashing a Rental Property
June 19, 2019
Sometimes a night out just gets away from you. Causing property damage may be an accident, it may be the furthest thing from your mind, or you may not have done it at all. Unfortunately, vandalism and other offenses resulting in damage to someone else's property can lead to serious penalties under the law. Let’s take a look at New Jersey’s law against criminal mischief and why causing damage to another person or company’s property can land you in serious trouble, and even in jail. To speak ... Read More»
Charged with Drug Possession as a Passenger: Why You Can be Held Responsible for Someone Else’s Drugs in NJ
June 13, 2019
Almost all of us have friends or acquaintances who take recreational drugs like marijuana, heroin, cocaine, and ecstasy in some form or another. Say one of these friends offers you a ride home and they have a stash of drugs in their car. You get pulled over. The police find the drugs. Can you be charged and prosecuted for drug possession in that situation? The short answer is yes, but not always. The circumstances of the specific case are very important in determining how and when you can ... Read More»
Police Video Evidence in Your NJ DUI or Criminal Case
June 6, 2019
Many police departments have been relying on cameras mounted on the dashboards of their police cruisers, also known as police dash cams, in New Jersey for years. These devices can be used to document evidence of crimes, capture the physical appearance of suspects, record statements made by both the officer and the person, and generally provide a more accurate depiction of what actually took place in the course of a police encounter and subsequent arrest. Police routinely use such dash cam ... Read More»