Many people travel with their prescriptions and it’s not uncommon to see people consuming or swallowing pills and other medications in their car. Always keep in mind that the search of a car or vehicle is much different than the search of a home
The search of a person’s person is much more intrusive than the search of their property. This type of search therefore requires probable cause
Cases come to our law firm in different ways but the majority begin following a vehicle or pedestrian search where police discover or uncover evidence of crimes in the form of illegal guns, narcotics, firearms or a handgun.
While the majority of US household, especially ones with working professionals own or lease 2 or more cars, many of us will have to rent or borrow a car at some point in our lives.
The first winter snowstorm of 2022 is coming (allegedly)! In Philadelphia and its surrounding counties, there is somewhat of a tradition of saving parking spaces with chairs, cones, or some other household item during these blizzards. While legally a person isn’t entitled to a parking spot most tend to follow this unwritten rule during these […]
According to the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics, there were an estimated 100,306 drug overdose deaths in the United States during 12-month period ending in April 2021, an increase of 28.5% from the 78,056 deaths during the same time the year prior.
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.
