Offered a Plea in Ocean County: Key Considerations
Charged with a Crime in Ocean County? What to Consider Before You Plead Guilty
If you have been arrested for a crime such as robbery, burglary, aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a weapon, heroin distribution, or another indictable offense, you may be wondering what happens next and if you have to plead guilty. After you have been arrested, the police may book you and release you within a short period of time or hold you in jail pending a detention hearing. You will then have to ...
Brick Township Votes to Prohibit Recreational Marijuana Ahead of State Legalization
Brick Township Says No to Recreational Marijuana
Whether to legalize recreational marijuana is a controversial topic in New Jersey. As the state government considers whether to permit recreational marijuana use and sale in the state, local governments and townships are simultaneously weighing whether to allow the manufacture, testing, cultivation of marijuana, or sale of weed in their communities. Recently, Brick Township decided this question, outlawing recreational marijuana within the ...
What is the Process of a Criminal Case in Municipal Court?
What is the Process of a Criminal Case in Municipal Court?
Have you or someone you know been arrested or received a summons or warrant and told you have to appear in municipal court to answer to the criminal matter? You need to know some things before you go to court in Toms River, Brick Township, Seaside Heights, Lacey Township, Manchester, Jackson, or another local municipal court in Ocean County, NJ. As experienced criminal defense attorneys serving all of Ocean County, we know the ...
When the Prosecutor Doesn’t Provide Discovery in Your NJ Criminal Case
When the Prosecutor Doesn't Provide Discovery in Your NJ Criminal Case
Criminal law differs from civil law and popular television legal dramas in at least one critical way: there aren’t supposed to be any surprises in a criminal trial. Prosecutors have an obligation under federal law to turn over all exculpatory evidence in their possession to the defense, and, under several New Jersey state rules, prosecutors must also disclose a significant amount of additional evidence to the ...