As a result, individuals convicted of these mandatory minimum offenses typically spend a greater percentage of their sentences incarcerated than those convicted of crimes subject to the default rule of parole eligibility.
All warrantless searches in New Jersey are presumed unconstitutional but it is a rebuttable presumption which the State can overcome.
The purpose of this book is to provide you with a broad understanding of criminal justice and criminal defense in New Jersey. While most of the concepts and terms focus on matters within New Jersey, the core principles are applicable to other state jurisdictions as well as the federal criminal justice system. I have committed […]
New Jersey bail system, unlike Pennsylvania’s system isn’t based on money but on risk factors to determine if a person should be held in custody prior to trial.
Our criminal defense law firm handles a wide variety of criminal cases in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. We offer free case reviews and serve the following areas in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Atlantic City, Camden, Cherry Hill, Chester, Conshohocken, Doylestown, Media, Norristown, Philadelphia, Pottstown, Salem, Upper Darby, Upper Merion, Upper Providence, Vineland & Woodbury areas. While New Jersey and […]
Our law firm practices criminal defense in New Jersey and Pennsylvania and one of the critical concepts that we review with clients is an understanding of their pre-trial discovery along with the rules that apply with it. One of the first things that clients ask about is “my discovery” but most don’t understand what the […]
Consciousness of Guilt – Why running from police always makes your criminal case worse Recently, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office asked the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to find that part of the Pennsylvania law governing when police can use deadly force as unconstitutional. Prosecutors have argued that the portion of the law which allows officer to […]
Recently, Oakland County prosecutor Karen McDonald brought charges against the parents of Ethan Crumbley in Michigan. Crumbley is accused of a school shooting which took the lives of 4 students. Crumbley allegedly committed the murders with a 9mm pistol which his father purchased at a local gun shop during black Friday. What is involuntary manslaughter […]
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf recently vetoed a bill passed in the Pennsylvania Senate which would have allowed lawful gun owners to conceal carry and open carry within the Commonwealth without a permit. Currently, Pennsylvania prohibits concealed carry unless the owner obtains a permit from either the chief of police in Philadelphia County or his/her equivalent […]
During the Thanksgiving holiday and following Black Friday weekend there were numerous DUI roadblocks throughout New Jersey. Here is the link to all recent DUI roadblocks in the New Jersey area: Recent New Jersey DUI Checkpoints – November 2021 / Recent NJ DWI Checkpoints – Page 1 (duiblock.com) Read my blog article on the legality […]
