Newark, NJ
Appeals Lawyer at Newark, NJ
Practice Areas: Appeals, Criminal Defense, Expungement
Crimes Crimes are offenses for which more then a 6 month jail term is authorized by the sentencing provisions of the law. Crimes are graded in a descending order from 1st degree (the most serious) th...
See Full GuideActual Possession When you have the item, in your direct physical control, you have actual possession of the item. If you owned a car, and were driving the car, you would have actual possession of th...
See Full GuideSelf-Induced Intoxication and Recklessness When recklessness establishes an element of the offense, and a risk occurs that the person would have been aware of if they had not been intoxicated, self-i...
See Full GuideActing Purposely You act purposely if it is your conscious object or intent to engage in conduct of that nature, or to cause that result. With regard to specific circumstances, you meet this standard...
See Full GuideProsecutions That Are Not Barred By the Passage of Time Certain types of serious crimes can be prosecuted at any time; and, are not affected by the application of the SOL. These types of charges spec...
See Full GuideCash Only Bail When a judge sets a bail, it can generally be posted by a variety of means, unless the Judge conditions the bail as a Cash Only bail. This type of bail requires that the full amount of...
See Full GuideDocument Why You Did Not Make It To Court If Possible When you do not get to Court, it may be because of traffic, the weather, oversleeping, illness, or a variety of other reasons too numerous to lis...
See Full GuidePossession of Illegal Drugs The possession of illegal drugs involves several basic elements. These elements include, the fact that the person had possession (actual, constructive, or joint-constructi...
See Full GuideWhat You Should Do When You Get the Notice As soon as you get the Notice, review it for specific pieces of information that are very relevant to the suspension. Check for the date on which the suspen...
See Full GuideWhat Is Reckless Driving? Reckless Driving, is by definition in the code, considered to be the driving of a vehicle heedlessly, in willful or wanton disregard of the rights or safety of others; in a ...
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