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- 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,...Read More - 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...Read More - 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...Read More - Common Defenses to NJ Assault Charges
May 29, 2022
In New Jersey, the crime of assault can occur even when a perpetrator merely puts a victim in fear of imminent physical harm. Nevertheless, an assault charge is still a serious criminal offense that can carry harsh penalties in the event of a conviction. If you have been charged with assault, you may have factual or legal defenses that can help reduce the seriousness of your charge or that can allow you to pursue an...Read More - New Jersey Lawmakers Push to Make Sexual Extortion a Crime
Apr 22, 2022
New Jersey lawmakers are pushing a new law that would make sexual extortion a crime and punishable with criminal charges. What is Sexual Extortion? Sexual extortion is any non-physical form of coercion or encouragement to extort sexual behaviors or favors from another person. Sexual extortion is a type of sexual exploitation, which is an abuse of power used for sexual gain. The Bill Aims to Protect Minors and Those with Disabilities The purpose of the...Read More - NJ Senator Pushes for Bail Reform
Apr 10, 2022
New Jersey mayors have been debating what to include, and not include, in the state’s push toward a bail reform. More recently, one senator took action to step in and save the bail reform from a controversial change. Increase in Crime Rates Following a recent increase in crime rates, some mayors have blamed this on the recent bail reform, which allows defendants to await their trial date at home. In an attempt to reduce increasing...Read More - NJ Rapper Has Spent Over 6 Years in Jail for a Killing He Didn’t Commit, According to His Lawyer
Mar 31, 2022
A self-described “gangsta rapper” had his second murder trial end in a deadlock. His lawyer argues that he was not responsible for the murder and that the state has held him for over six years based on purely circumstantial evidence. Charged Rapper’s Second Trial Deadlocks Isaiah Newsome was charged in Atlantic County over six years ago with the shooting death of 17-year-old Dr. Steven Davion Garrett. Garrett, whose legal first name was “Dr.”, was found...Read More - NJ Gospel Singer Charged with Sex Crime And Practicing Medicine Without a License
Mar 15, 2022
A Newark gospel singer is facing charges including criminal sexual contact, unlicensed practice of medicine, and luring. Newark Man Alleged to Have Committed Sexual Act as Part of Purported Physical Exam Albert J. Lewis, 75, was arrested at his Newark home and charged with criminal sexual contact, unlicensed practice of medicine, and luring. Prosecutors from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office allege that Lewis introduced himself to a 41-year-old Congolese national in January of 2021 and...Read More - Members of Newark Drug Trafficking Ring Charged in Superseding Indictment
Jan 26, 2022
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey recently announced a superseding indictment for several members of a drug trafficking ring that operated out of Newark. New Indictment Charges Ring Members with Conspiracy Charges The indictment imposes 34 counts on nine members of a drug trafficking operation that allegedly sold hundreds of thousands of dollars of heroin, fentanyl, and crack cocaine out of a residential building on Fairmount Avenue in Newark. The superseding...Read More - Penalty for Stalking in New Jersey
Jan 18, 2022
In New Jersey, the law seeks to protect innocent people from having to live in fear due to the threatening behavior of others. Stalking is one of the types of threatening behavior that is outlawed under New Jersey criminal law. Stalking is considered a serious criminal offense, and a conviction carries significant penalties and consequences. What is Stalking? Under New Jersey’s criminal law, stalking does not occur simply because a victim is followed or an...Read More