As of December 1, 2019, most New Jersey drivers convicted of first-time drunk driving will be able to drive once they have installed an interlock device on their vehicles. The cost of installation and monthly monitoring usually amounts to several hundred dollars....
State and local governments often seize cash, cars, homes, and other property that is suspected of being used to commit a crime. The connection between the crime and the property seized is often non-existent. In response, the United States Supreme Court, in Timbs v....
Gunnison Beach at Sandy Hook is part of the Gateway National Recreation Area. Although located in New Jersey, Sandy Hook is federal land managed by the National Park Service. Gunnison Beach is New Jersey’s only legal nude beach. If you are charged with an offense at...
Recent police shootings and allegations of brutality and excessive force by law enforcement have given rise to a demand that police-citizen encounters be contemporaneously video recorded. The New Jersey Legislature has met this challenge, and, on March 12, 2015, all...
In a unanimous ruling on January 8, 2015, the New Jersey Supreme Court held that an individual’s prior dismissed adult criminal and juvenile charges do not form the basis to deny a defendant’s acceptance into the pretrial intervention program (PTI). The Court...
In a case decided on December 17, 2014, State v. Jaffe, the New Jersey Supreme Court definitively ruled that relevant post-conviction conduct must be considered by the sentencing court in determining whether or not a New Jersey criminal defendant must serve time in...
