What do the police need to do to verify any anonymous tip or “crimestoppers” call? Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. This case addresses what the police need to confirm any anonymous phone call to a crimestoppers hotline regarding a person committing a crime. In this case a ‘Crime-Stoppers’ call came in about…
The police went through my pocketbook without reading me my Miranda rights were “arresting me“ are they allowed to do that? Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. This important aspect of this case has to do with whether a “inventory search” which took place with this defendant when she was brought to a…
What do you need to tell a judge, “Let me into PTI over the Prosecutor’s Objection!” I need PTI so I do not loose my job! Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. ISSUES: The key to this case is the fact that the defense attorney presented as much information regarding his client’s current and past life…
Issue: Did a Hispanic individual make a knowing and voluntary waiver 1) of his right to remain silent and2) not consent to a search of his ‘entire’ cell phone and ‘all its systems’? What is the State’s burden of proof required “in order to admit the defendant’s statement at the time of trial and the evidence…
How can the police come in a search my house and a judge issue a warrant?? What is the process to get a search warrant of my home? Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. The foundation argument is that: “A search that is executed pursuant to a warrant is “presumptively valid,” and a…
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Have you been charged with violating your probation? Are you on probation and had a positive drug test? Can My probation be violated for not paying restitution or not complying with the ‘minor’ terms of probation? Lots of people have questions regarding their probation status and what…
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark What is the state of the law and can the police come up to you and talk to you. Do you have to cooperate? NO!!! The police can keep you, and ‘not allow you to leave’ only if they have a particularized suspicion that there is criminal…
Why is a search warrant so important? What do the police need to put in a search warrant to get into my house? How can the police search my house? What do the police need to tell a judge to get a search warrant? My house was searched and i don’t have the search warrant?…
Why is a search warrant so important? What do the police need to put in a search warrant to get into my house? How can the police search my house? What do the police need to tell a judge to get a search warrant? My house was searched and i don’t have the search warrant?…
Why is a search warrant so important? What do the police need to put in a search warrant to get into my house? How can the police search my house? What do the police need to tell a judge to get a search warrant? Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. The key to…
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New Jersey Survivors Justice Act: Sentencing Reform for Abuse Victims
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In January 2026, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a pair of bills known as the Survivors Justice Act (S-4870/A-5968 and S-4871/A-5969). This landmark legislation, championed by Senator Angela V. McKnight, Senator M. Teresa Ruiz, and other lawmakers, amends the state’s criminal code to allow courts…