Tag Archives: New Jersey Criminal Defense Attorneys
New Jersey’s Push to Legalize Sports Betting Highlights Interesting Constitutional Questions
January 17th marked the deadline for when the U.S. Supreme Court was to decide whether or not it would hear the state of New Jersey’s appeal on legalizing sports betting within state borders. Yet, instead of making the official decision, the Court instead announced that it would wait for the U.S. Solicitor General to… Read More »
Governor Cuomo Orders Investigation into Racial Bias in New York State Prisons
On Monday December 5th, Governor Cuomo announced that he was ordering an investigation into racial bias in the prison system of New York after an investigation conducted by the New York Times revealed that black inmates were punished at significantly higher rates, where guards were reported as using racism on a regular basis in… Read More »
Police Going Undercover to Combat Hate Crimes
This election season has been a heated one, with bizarre incidents of people finding hate speech written on walls of schools, churches, and, in many instances, all over social media sites. For example, it was reported that mosques all over the country received thousands of handwritten letters threatening Muslims over the Thanksgiving holiday alone…. Read More »
America Calls for Criminal Justice Reform
Amidst all of the many disagreements catching headline news this election season, one topic appears to have bipartisan support: criminal justice reform – specifically, the need to address racial disparities both in terms of arrest rates, sentencing, and penalties. And, in addition to these alarming statistics when it comes to particular minority groups, it… Read More »
Obama Commutes Sentences, Making Statement about Nonviolent Drug Offenses
On October 6th, President Obama commuted sentences for 102 federal prison inmates incarcerated for drug crimes, providing justice for individuals who were automatically cast as “career offenders” under federal law years ago and who were subject to unfair minimum mandatory sentencing. This brings the total number of sentences the president has commuted to 774,… Read More »
New Jersey Lawmakers Propose Law to Expand Distracted Driving Definitions
Imagine driving down I-287, there is a lot of traffic and you are running late to an event. You hear your cell phone alert you to incoming text messages. It could be your kids, your parents, your boss or maybe someone else who needs to urgently communicate something to you. You pick up the… Read More »
DUI Arrests In Bergen County: What You Need To Know
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides that every day, 28 people die in accidents that are related to alcohol-impairment. In its most recent data, the CDC shows that the state of New Jersey saw almost 2,000 alcohol-related automobile deaths between the years of 2003 and 2012. Fortunately, most drinking and driving… Read More »
Driving Another’s Car Without Permission in New Jersey: What are the Consequences?
Earlier in August, 47 year old Eduardo Huaman of Bergen County was given permission by his boss to retrieve items from the company’s work van. After gaining access to the vehicle, he apparently drove away in it and Mr. Huaman’s former supervisor called the police to report the vehicle stolen. Shortly after the report… Read More »
Responding to Criminal Sexual Contact Charges
Sex crimes are some of the most fervently prosecuted crimes in the state. Prosecutors will go to great lengths to punish individuals charged with sex crimes in New Jersey. This may be why there are multiple sex-related offenses codified into laws. Of course rape and sexual assault are two of the most recognized laws…. Read More »
Animal Cruelty Laws: Protection for Pets
Pets are something very near and dear to most Americans. According to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, many families in the United States own pets, with 37-47% of all homes going to dogs, and 30-37% of them going to cats. It is clear that companion animals are a large… Read More »
