Here are the details of N.J.’s new legal weed bill, including delivery and smoking lounges

September 20, 2018 |

Submitted by New Jersey Drug Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. By Payton Guion | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com EDITOR’S NOTE: On Oct. 3, industry insiders from New Jersey and beyond will gather for a full day of programming and networking at NJ Cannabis Insider Live! If you’re serious about the industry and where things are heading with the pending…

Don’t let Jersey drivers make other states’ roads more dangerous

September 15, 2018 |

Submitted by Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Getty Images Gov. Murphy has been working on getting five states and Puerto Rico to share crime gun information.  Meanwhile,  a pair of New Jersey legislators want to hide information about another deadly weapon, the motor vehicle. That’s both ironic and misguided. State Sens. Nicholas Scutari (D., Union) and Nicholas Sacco…

Teacher Charged with Luring – September 15, 2018

September 15, 2018 |

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Jonathan Liano, 38, of Sicklerville in Winslow Township, believed he was chatting with a 14-year-old girl he met online. However, the fifth-grade teacher had actually been sending sexually explicit messages to an undercover detective working with the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office High-Tech Crimes Unit (HTCU). The investigation…

Legalize marijuana New Jersey – News flash: Prior Conviction Expungements

September 13, 2018 |

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark This month’s recent modified proposed legislation for marijuana legalization in New Jersey has included the automatic right for every person with a prior possession of marijuana charge to obtain an expungement. However the key Provision in the most recent proposed legislation is the fact that the defendant,…

STATE V. OGDEN DECISION SEPTEMBER 9, 2018 DWI FOUNDATIONAL DOCUMENT APPEAL ARGUMENT

September 9, 2018 |

Submitted by New Jersey DWI Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In this DWI appeal the defendant attempted to argue that the state’s failure to introduce the State Trooper’s Alcotest operating card at the time of trial was a violation of  the NJ Supreme Court mandate of State v. Chun and as a result of state’s failure to comply with…

Appealing an Administrative Agency Decision

September 9, 2018 |

Submitted by Medical License Defense Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Today we are reviewing a physcian’s appeal of NJ State department/administrative decision.  In this case the Board of Medical Examiners (BME), after significant factual record was developed through testimony, affidavits, records admitted, and hearings, rendered a decision revoking a doctor’s license. The doctor appeal the agency decision…

As a Passenger, Did the Police Get You Out of the Car Without Any Reason?

September 4, 2018 |

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Were you ever a passenger in a motor vehicle the with the police conducting a motor vehicle stop. Did the police get you out of the car without any reason? Have you been threatened or harassed during a motor vehicle stop by law-enforcement?  Was there absolutely no…

Municipal court prosecutor discretion to prosecute Marijuana possession cases

August 30, 2018 |

Submitted by New Jersey Drug Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. On August 29, 2018 the New Jersey state AG’s office issued guidelines for municipal court prosecutors to follow with regards to prosecuting/negotiating and or dismissing marijuana cases in the municipal court. I have attached a copy of those guidelines here with this blog however I summarize the…

When Do Police Have the Right to Approach you with Guns Drawn

August 26, 2018 |

State v. Ford & Williams Appellate Division Nj August 24, 2018–Pulled over or approached by the police with guns drawn Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In this recent Appellate Division decision the court overturned a trial judges ruling regarding evidence obtained from a defendant the police and countered and immediately drew their…

Do you want to get a final restraining order (FRO) modified or changed?

August 26, 2018 |

Has a final restraining order been entered against you? Do you want to get that final restraining order (FRO) modified or changed? Were you unhappy with some of the restraints or prohibitions in the restraining order and you want to get them changed or reduced? Submitted by New Jersey Civil Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In the…