New Jersey, unlike Pennsylvania, maintains an indictment system under its crimes code. The Garden State is one of 23 jurisdictions that exclusively employs this type of criminal prosecution
If a Court orders that a person is detained or that bail is set unreasonably high, it makes the case that much more difficult to defend
The law increases the grading of a drunk driving offense from a misdemeanor to a felony offense and was created after the tragic death of Deana Eckman. Eckman was killed following a head on collision with a drunk driver in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
Recently, our criminal defense law represented a young man who was arrested in Salem County, New Jersey on an outstanding arrest warrant out of Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania for illegal gun charges. This young man was stopped for an unrelated traffic offense and wasn’t even aware of the arrest warrant.
Sports analyst, NBA, WBNA players and coaches along with talk show host have submitted that Griner pled guilty to expedite her way back to the United States. This, however, is simply wrong, not true and demonstrates the misunderstanding of the legal process or strategy!
Our criminal defense law firm recently represented a single mother charged with simple assault, possession of an instrument of a crime (PIC), and recklessly endangering another person (REAP) in Philadelphia, PA.
At the trial level, our law firm often makes arguments regarding actual vs. constructive possession in criminal cases involving illegal guns and narcotics.
The proposed new law is an attempt to keep young people safe based on recent mass shootings. In addition, business owners have complained that large groups of teens congregating often causes problems for their business
While New Jersey has legalized the sale of recreational marijuana from dispensaries within the Garden State, there is still a medicinal cannabis program where patients can receive orders from their doctors or other healthcare professionals for up to three (3) ounces of cannabis, every thirty- (30) days.
Many of our clients and their families assume that Pennsylvania has legalized marijuana, just like New Jersey. The severity of a crime involving marijuana in the Commonwealth depends on the circumstances surrounding it.
