by admin | Jul 2, 2014 | Criminal News
The Gateway National Recreation Area is located in Sandy Hook, in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Since it is federal property, any criminal conduct which occurs at Sandy Hook results in a federal criminal charge. This requires that the matter be defended in the United... by admin | Jul 2, 2014 | Criminal News
With its abundant bars, summer influx of teenagers, and frequent concerts in venues like the PNC Arts Center, police departments in numerous Jersey Shore communities located in Monmouth, Ocean, and Atlantic Counties, including Asbury Park, Avon, Barnegat, Beach Haven,... by admin | Jul 2, 2014 | Criminal News
On June 26, 2014, the United States Supreme Court held, in Riley v. California, that the police must obtain a warrant before they can search the contents of a cell phone. In analyzing the Fourth Amendment issues, particularly the reasonable expectation of privacy in... by admin | May 16, 2014 | Criminal News
In State v. Bell, the New Jersey Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant may be admitted to the Pretrial Intervention program after a jury has found him guilty of criminal charges, but before sentencing. The Court found that PTI is a pretrial diversion program... by admin | Jan 30, 2014 | Criminal News
The New Jersey Supreme Court has decided that prior juvenile court convictions do not qualify as “prior crimes,” excluding expungement of an adult criminal record. In the Matter of Expungement Application of D.J.B. was decided by the Court on January 23, 2014. While a... by admin | Jan 28, 2014 | Criminal News
Every defendant in a federal or state criminal prosecution has a right to obtain exculpatory information that the prosecuting attorney has in his or her possession. Under the law, criminal defendants do not have to ask the prosecutor to disclose exculpatory evidence;...