Blog: Criminal Defense

Questions You Need to Ask a Defense Lawyer Before Hiring Them

Dec 19, 2022

A criminal defense lawyer can be a valuable asset any time you’re facing criminal charges because they can help you understand what’s going on and go over potential defenses. Choosing the right criminal defense attorney is critical when it comes to advocating for your rights and protecting your freedom. If you’re contemplating hiring a criminal defense attorney, here are a few questions you should ask them when you schedule your initial consultation. What is Your...

Can You Own a Firearm if Your Record is Expunged?

Dec 3, 2022

New Jersey requires all firearm owners to file for a Firearms Purchaser Identification Card (FPIC). You must receive approval to purchase and own a firearm legally. You may lose the right to own a firearm if you’re convicted of criminal charges. Find out how you may be able to restore your firearm privileges after expunging your criminal record below. New Jersey Firearm Laws New Jersey law requires anyone wanting to own a gun to apply...

NJ County Charges 97 People for Child Sex Crimes

Nov 30, 2022

One county in New Jersey has announced that it has arrested nearly 100 people in the past several months for sex offenses against children. Atlantic County Charges 97 People with Sex-Related Offenses Prosecutors in Atlantic County, NJ, have announced that they have charged 97 individuals since June for offenses related to the sexual abuse of children. Charged offenses include sexual assault, luring, endangering the welfare of a child, and failures of sex offenders convicted of...

New Jersey School Security Guard Facing Sex Crimes Charges

Nov 14, 2022

An elementary school security guard in New Jersey was recently charged with sex offenses. Keep reading to learn more about what happened and what you need to know about sex crime penalties in NJ if you’re charged with one: Bayonne Man Charged with Sex Crimes Against Minors Freddy Salas, 60, of Bayonne, NJ, was arrested and charged with multiple sex offenses involving two child victims, according to Hudson County prosecutors. Salas was employed as a...

What You Need to Know After Getting Arrested in New Jersey

Sep 25, 2022

If you have been arrested for the first time in New Jersey, you may want to know what to expect as you go through the criminal justice process. Keep reading to find out: What Happens After an Arrest? After the police arrest someone, they will be booked and processed until they are released. An arrestee will generally be released on a summons, which is a document advising when the defendant will need to return to...

Off-Duty Police Officer Charged with DUI and Leaving Scene of Accident

Sep 3, 2022

A law enforcement officer was arrested while off-duty this past September on Saddle Brook Police Department Officer Arrested Following Drunk Driving Crash in Bergen County Attilio Dente, 39, a patrol officer with the Saddle Brook Police Department, was arrested by deputies of the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office outside his home in the late evening of September 2nd. The officer allegedly crashed into a utility pole on Market Street before driving away to continue home. Dente...

Can You Go To Jail for Criminal Mischief?

Aug 22, 2022

Yes, you can go to jail for criminal mischief in New Jersey. The specific consequences, however, depend on the details of the crime. If you’re dealing with pending criminal mischief charges, it’s important to know what potential consequences you may be facing. What is Criminal Mischief? Under statute Spray painting a person’s property Throwing eggs on someone else’s property Keying someone’s vehicle Breaking windows on someone’s home or vehicle In New Jersey, damaging or...

Gov. Murphy Renews Push for Even Tougher NJ Gun Laws After Proposals Stalled

Jun 29, 2022

The recent racially-motivated mass murder in Buffalo, NY is prompting New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy to call for stronger state and federal firearms regulation. NJ Governor Calls for Stronger Firearms Legislation in Wake of Buffalo Shooting An 18-year-old white male shot 11 Black people and two white people on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at a supermarket in a predominantly Black neighborhood of Buffalo. Law enforcement officials have stated that the shooter was a self-described racist,...

Handguns and Heroin Seized from Trenton Resident in Drug Bust

Jun 6, 2022

A Trenton man has been charged with weapons offenses and drug distribution following law enforcement’s seizure of firearms, heroin, and fentanyl as part of an investigation into drug distribution rings in Ocean and Mercer Counties. Drug Ring Investigation Leads to Trenton Man’s Arrest Aramis Wiggins was arrested on April 6 at a South Brunswick motel where investigators say he was storing and distributing drugs. Police executed a search warrant on Wiggins’ motel room, recovering 1,800...

NJ Lawmakers Could Soon Pass at Least Some of Murphy’s Gun Control Bills After Mass Shootings

May 30, 2022

Gun control activists are pressuring New Jersey state legislators to begin passing some of the bills supported by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy. Murphy has been calling for the slate of legislation to be passed by the New Jersey Assembly and Senate following the deadly racially-motivated mass shooting in Buffalo, NY, which was followed only days later by a massacre of elementary school students and teachers in Uvalde, TX. NJ Legislature Considering Slate of Gun...