The Impact of a Criminal Record The mistakes that you make as a child or young adult can follow you into your adult years. A criminal record can affect your ability to get a job, attend college, or even take out certain loans. If a criminal record is keeping you back,...
Suppose you have imbibed in alcohol at a local bar or at a friend’s house and now you are faced with the challenge of deciding how you will make it home. One option is driving your own car, which you used to get to the bar or friend’s house, home. The other option is...
Being convicted of a crime or merely being arrested for a crime can have unexpected, long-lasting adverse effects on people’s lives. This is because records of convictions or arrests are public record, and, therefore, can be seen by anyone who does any background...
When faced with the prospect of life-altering criminal charges in New Jersey, for some individuals, it may seem like an obvious decision to retain an experienced criminal defense attorney. However, there are plenty of individuals who question what benefits a defense...
The law presumes that everyone that is charged with a crime is innocent until they are proven guilty in a court of law. The simple act of being arrested and charged is enough to make anyone feel like they are guilty, regardless of what the law says. Unfortunately,...
It was announced by the United States Attorney General’s Office on October 10 that the second of two bank robbers who used a toy gun during a bank robbery spree in South Jersey in 2016 has been sentenced to 78 months in prison. Sentencing came earlier in October at a...
The New Jersey State Commission of Investigation released a report at the end of September that the majority of street and gang crime in the state has shifted to teenagers. The report from the agency discovered that very young kids are committing gang-related crimes...
One Spring Lake Heights mother, Eileen Cassidy, tells her story about how one police sergeant’s misconduct lead to her spending an unfair 22 days in jail. How Police Misconduct in New Jersey Could Lead to Unfair Sentencing In Cassidy’s case, one police sergeant was...
Although it does not happen very often it is important to know that sometimes it can be possible for a judge to grant a defendant the right to a new trial even if their criminal trial ends in a conviction. Courts have been known to grant the motion of a new trial...
The definitions of “assault” and “deadly weapon” may vary by state but one thing that does not vary is how assault with a deadly weapon is classified with the law and that is as a felony. The crime is committed when an attacker completes a physical attack while also...