New Jersey adopts Federal Test for Double Jeopardy

May 18, 2017

Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark New Jersey’s Supreme Court has recently adopted the same test used at the federal level for protection against double jeopardy.  In the case, the defendant was arrested for selling marijuana to an undercover police officer.  The defendant was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to…

31 N.J. Doctors Lost Jobs In Statewide Opioid Crackdown

March 4, 2017

Thirty-one New Jersey physicians have lost their jobs after mishandling drugs over the past year. See the list and N.J. towns below. Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Thirty-one New Jersey physicians have lost their jobs over the past year after over-prescribing painkillers and other narcotics that can lead to addiction, Attorney…

What evidence was presented to the Grand Jury and what offenses was I indicted for???

November 15, 2016

Be aware of what you did and how the prosecutor’s office(s) has presented that information to the Grand Jury!! Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In this case the defendant was charged with numerous counts of possession and possession with intent to distribute CDS.  He was involve in numerous undercover sales of…

Your Rights and the Ability of Police to Search Hotel Rooms and Vehicles | State v. Shaw and Bolden

August 31, 2016

Were the police allowed to search my hotel room without me there??  Are the police allowed to threaten me with ‘bringing the dog’ to sniff my car? If I am threatened about the ‘bringing the dog’, did i give good consent?  Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. State v. Shaw and Bolden This…

Police: Woman Charged With Heroin Possession, DWI After Wrong-Way Garden State Parkway Crash

June 13, 2016

Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. TOMS RIVER, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A woman was charged with driving while intoxicated and heroin possession Sunday, after allegedly driving the wrong way on the Garden State Parkway and slamming into a car. New Jersey State Police and the Ocean County Prosecutor’s office were investigating the…

What if the Police Find Drugs in Your Car or Personal Belongings?

April 22, 2016

Published by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Do you have a drug problem and are you driving around with drugs in your backpack, bags and or pocketbook?? Have you been involved in a car accident and the police found drugs in your personal belongings?? What is the Law if Police Find Drugs in…

State vs. Hector Feliciano NJ Supreme Court Decision – Continued use of a Roving Wiretap!

March 9, 2016

Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark The key in this ROVING WIRE TAP CASE IS AS FOLLOWS: State vs Hector Feliciano The court found the New Jersey legislature, when it did not adopt the eased ‘proximity’ language from the federal counterpart, this state maintained the original, stricter standard that requires the State…

Key Issues Involving the Interaction Between the Police and Individuals in Their ‘Residences’ | State vs. Webb

February 16, 2016

State vs. Webb   Appellate Division February 12, 2016 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Issue 1—– In New Jersey, absent probable cause and exigent circumstances the police still need a search warrant to enter a structure which the defendant may have actual or constructive possession thereof. THIS IS AN INVOLVED AND LONG…

State vs Miles – Fundamental Fairness Doctrine and Indictable Offense

December 16, 2015

New Jersey Criminal Law Case, submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark 14-2-8664 State v. Miles, (Manahan, J.A.D.) (24 pp.). The defendant was arrested during an undercover drug operation. Defendant was charged on a warrant with possession of a CDS (controlled dangerous substance) with intent to distribute on or near school property. Defendant was…

Drug Court Special Probation – What You Need to Know

November 1, 2015

Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In the recent case of State v. Bishop and State v. Torres defendants appealed much harsher extended terms of periods of state prison sentences when they violated their special conditions of probation which allow them to enter drug court. After violating the terms of the drug…