Endangering the Welfare of a Minor/Child —- New Jersey Supreme Court Decision

August 12, 2018

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Have you been charged with endangering of a child? Was the child in an immediate risk of danger? Was the child around illegal substances, pills, or poor weather conditions? Were you under the influence around them? How old were the kids? Were they permanently affected from this…

How can you attack the police’s probable cause or ‘Terry stop’ when there is an informant providing information to the police undercover?

July 26, 2018

As the informant’s information independently confirmed by the officers at the scene??? State of New Jersey v. Jeffrey Thomas Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark On May 14, 2015, Sergeant Ricardo Diaz was assigned to the Trenton Crime Suppression Central Unit. This unit was established to help suppress violent crimes in the most…

State v. Evans – “Plain Feel” Doctrine

July 6, 2018

State v. Evans Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. On January 4, 2012, Officer Felipe Laboy of the Vineland Police Department started his evening shift with creating a list of outstanding warrants in the area. One of the suspects on the warrant list was defendant Robert L. Evans. The defendant was on the…

West Deptford police officer indicted in rehab scheme

July 5, 2018

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. WEST DEPTFORD – A grand jury has indicted a Gloucester County police officer who prosecutors say schemed to get an offender into a drug rehabilitation program in which the officer had a financial stake. Thomas McWain, 31, was indicted Tuesday on charges of official misconduct, tampering with evidence…

Police: Man attacked woman, threatened to ‘cremate’ her

July 5, 2018

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. WEST DEPTFORD – A Winslow man is behind bars on charges that he tried to kill a woman and then led police on a car chase while the injured victim was in his vehicle. Tomas O. Aponte Jr., 36, used a folding knife to cut the woman’s…

If My Boyfriend Threatens to Distribute Naked Pictures of Me, Is That Harassment?

June 21, 2018

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. My boyfriend or husband has sexually explicit naked photographs and videos of me on his cell phone and he is threatening to disseminate the videos and pictures he possesses. I already have a restraining order against him for other stuff, can I get one about this issue…

State of New Jersey v. Neal Power

June 21, 2018

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In 2011, a contractor repaired certain floor damage in defendant’s home. At work he made his legal assistant prepare a fake (fraudulent) contractor’s invoice and send it to his homeowner’s insurance company for payment. After the investigation, authorities charged defendant in a May 2015 with two third-degree…

New Jersey State police use “find my iPhone” App to locate a defendant

June 12, 2018

State of NJ, In the Interest of J.A. New Jersey Supreme Court Decision June 6, 2018 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. New Jersey State police use “find my iPhone” App to locate a defendant who allegedly stole a victim’s cell phone and other personal belongings.  In this case the police enlisted the…

What does the court use to decide if it will suspend my license or put me in jail for a traffic offense?

June 4, 2018

Is my license going to be suspended and am I going to jail? I have traffic court coming up. I was driving more than 85 mph and I sat in court while the judge suspended other drivers licenses for going in excess of 20 mph over the speed limit. Am I going to jail and…

I just received my PTI denial letter. What should I do? What does this letter mean? Can I appeal?

May 19, 2018

State v Patel decided May 14, 2018. Middlesex County  PTI denial appeal. Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. I need to appeal the PTI denial letter what do I do? How can I be successful and appealing my PTI decision? Should I fight my PTI denial? How can I get into PTI so…

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