Legalize marijuana New Jersey – News flash: Prior Conviction Expungements

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,…

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New Expungement Rules Became Effective June 1, 2016

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Defense Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark The New Jersey legislature has authorized a modified and accelerated expungement procedure for all municipal court charges that have been dismissed by way of trial and or court order. If you are charged with a municipal ordinance, disorderly persons offense, petty disorderly persons offense, your case…

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Expungement of prior crimes—– Crimes not committed in “one continuous uninterrupted time period can not be expunged” even hours apart!

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In the Matter of the Expungement Petition of J.S. (A-84-13) (073376) In the Matter of the Expungement of the Criminal Records of G.P.B. (A-2-14) (074541) In these appeals, the Court determines whether N.J.S.A. 2C:52-2(a), which permits the expungement of a conviction for certain indictable offenses if the…

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