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New Jersey State Trooper Charged With DWI After On-Duty Crash

Sfc. Michael Roadside, a New Jersey state trooper who has been with the State Police for 28 years, was charged with DWI while on-duty. State police reports confirm that Roadside rear-ended an Audi at the Monmouth Service Area in Wall Township Monday afternoon. Roadside was charged with DWI, careless driving, and having an open container...

Less Crime And Fewer Inmates In New Jersey

Date: 10/29/15

A new study showed that the crime rate in the Garden State is reducing and the number of state prison inmates is also decreasing. New York University’s Brennan Center for Justice released a report which shows that New Jersey’s prison population has decreased 26 percent since 2000 while the overall crime rate reduced almost 30...

Crimes In New Jersey This Week

Date: 10/26/15

A number of crimes took place in all of New Jersey in the past week, with alleged murders of two family members by a Bergen County man at the top of the list. The suspect was a 60-year-old man from Teaneck who was found by the police with blood on his hands. According to police...

Infant Brachial Plexus – West Palm Beach

Date: 09/29/15

Brachial plexus refers to the group of nerves around the shoulder. The weakness of arms, hands, and fingers or and loss of movement may occur if these nerves are damaged which is called brachial plexus injury. This injury may take place in infants at the time of birth due to the negligence of doctors. Even after learning...

Possession Of Drug Paraphernalia In New Jersey

Date: 05/4/15

Under New Jersey law, you can be arrested and charged with a drug offense, even if you have no controlled substances in your possession. New Jersey renders it unlawful for you to use, or even possess, certain items, if those items are used to: “plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare,...

New Jersey Supreme Court Looks At Right To Jury Trial In DWI Prosecutions

Date: 03/13/15

High Court Agrees to Hear Arguments on DWI Jury Right Issue The New Jersey Supreme Court notified attorneys and prosecutors on February 17, 2015, that it will consider the appeal of a New Jersey man facing prosecution for a fourth DWI. The defendant, James Denelsbeck, has asked the court to issue a ruling on whether...

State v. Witt – DWI And Other Infractions

Date: 02/26/15

Drivers and passengers beware. The recent New Jersey Supreme Court decision in State v. Witt dramatically widens the range of situations where a police officer can search a motor vehicle without first getting a search warrant. Prior to this decision, the law in all of New Jersey was, pursuant to State v. Pena-Flores, that a...

New Jersey Considers Ignition Interlock Legislation

Date: 02/10/15

State Looks to Expand Use of Ignition Interlock Citing multiple studies nationwide, New Jersey legislators have introduced a bill that would expand the use of ignition interlock devices for individuals convicted of drinking and driving. New Jersey already mandates that repeat offenders found guilty of driving with a blood alcohol content of .15 or greater...

3 Ways a Police Officer’s Body Camera Could Save You From a DWI Conviction – A Criminal Defense Attorney’s Perspective

Date: 01/9/15

“Cameras don’t lie, and they don’t forget.” This poignant quote from Washington Township, NJ assemblyman Paul Moriarty comes on the heels of New Jersey’s new law that requires all police patrol vehicles to be equipped with dashboard cameras. Moriarty was charged with driving while intoxicated (DWI) in 2012, but the charge was later dismissed when...

New Jersey’s Tough Anti-Bullying Law – 4 Things Parents Need To Know If Their Child Has Been Accused Of Bullying

Date: 12/3/14

Following the tragic suicide of bullied teen Tyler Clementi in 2010, the New Jersey Legislature found that the percentage of students bullied in all of New Jersey is higher than the national median. Our lawmakers took action, and Governor Chris Christie intended for the new anti-bullying law, which was passed in 2011, to be one...

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