There are a number of different crimes that involve the theft of personal property, including larceny, robbery, false pretenses, embezzlement, and other offenses. When determining the level of severity of theft crimes in New Jersey, certain factors are evaluated by...
When people in New Jersey face criminal charges, they may come up against even more problems in the courtroom. According to researchers, many of the psychological, IQ and other evaluation tests taken into account by courts may have little scientific basis, if any....
Under state and federal laws, certain criminal offenders-primarily sex offenders and persons convicted of violent offenses-must register as criminal offenders when they move into a community. Now, thanks to a "Registered Criminal Offender Risk Index," you can find out...
It's the law-in New Jersey as well as 37 other states-police can set up sobriety checkpoints and seek to determine whether drivers are under the influence of drugs or alcohol while behind the wheel. The provisions of the 4th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution,...
When you have been hurt in a car accident involving a drunk driver, obtaining damages to cover your losses may be more challenging than in other types of motor vehicle accidents. Statistics show that many persons causing accidents while driving drunk are repeat...
Under the 4th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, citizens have a right to be free from "unreasonable search and seizure." This rule of law requires probable cause before a police officer may search you, your home or your vehicle, and requires probable cause for a law...
The Criminal Court System in New JerseyIn New Jersey, unlike most other states, criminal offenses are not referred to as misdemeanors or felonies, but as disorderly persons offenses and indictable offenses.The great majority of criminal cases in New Jersey are filed...
NEW JERSEY SENATE TAKES ACTION TO MAKE IT EASIER TO GET EXPUNGEMENTIn September, 2015, the New Jersey Senate approved two new statutes designed to make it less challenging to have a criminal record expunged in specific circumstances. One law addresses victims of...
Did Prohibition wipe out alcohol use? Not exactly. It DID make wealthy men out of criminals like Al Capone. New Jersey State Senator Nicholas Scutari said he intends to introduce legislation that would legalize marijuana. However, Governor Chris Christie is likely to...
A Toms River, New Jersey, woman hired to look after a baby boy for a few hours, was found upon the mother's return passed out - after having drank to excess. Susan Porfido Gibson, 50, left the child crying in a soiled diaper while she drank, and then slept.Ms. Porfido...