What Non-U.S. Citizens Should Know Before Pleading Guilty to a Disorderly Persons Offense If you are not a United States citizen and have been charged with shoplifting, simple assault, harassment, a drug offense, or another disorderly persons offense in New Jersey...
You went to MetLife Stadium to watch the Giants or Jets. Maybe there was an argument with another fan, an incident during a tailgate, or a confrontation in the stands. Stadium security became involved, the police arrived, and now you have a complaint requiring you to...
If your teenager has a New Jersey probationary driver's license and receives a speeding ticket, careless driving ticket, or another moving violation, do not automatically pay the ticket. Paying a traffic ticket generally means pleading guilty to the offense. If the...
Someone’s entire life shouldn’t be defined by their youthful mistakes – but a New Jersey juvenile record doesn’t simply disappear when a child becomes an adult. There is no automatic expungement when a minor reaches their 18th birthday. They also do not disappear when...
Not every charge reflects a dangerous person. A DUI often comes down to one mistake on one night. Still, these charges can cause complications if they show up on a background check. Background checks come up constantly in job applications and school admission, helping...
A five-year State Prison offer does not necessarily mean a defendant should accept it. We recently represented a 19-year-old with no prior criminal record who was charged with second-degree eluding after a dangerous police chase involving an allegedly stolen vehicle....
A person stopped for shoplifting at a self-checkout register may assume that the store is concerned only with what happened that day. That is not always the case. In a recent Bergen County case, our client learned that Target had preserved surveillance footage from...
A teenager accused of shoplifting may view the incident at issue as a relatively minor mistake. Parents, however, may worry that one poor decision could affect their child's education, employment opportunities and future. It is true that juvenile shoplifting cases...
If your husband or wife tells the prosecutor they do not want to press domestic violence charges, that can help, but it does not automatically end the case. Once a criminal complaint is filed, the State of New Jersey, not the alleged victim, decides whether the...
A domestic violence prosecution in New Jersey can have consequences that extend well beyond the sentence imposed by the court. One of the most significant, and sometimes overlooked, is the effect a conviction can have on the right to purchase, own, or possess...