Police officers and federal agents usually must obtain search warrants if they wish to search a New Jersey resident's home or automobile, and judges will only authorize searches when they are presented with sufficient probable cause. However, the confidential personal...
Criminal Defense
College students can face major consequences for drug convictions
College is a time of experimentation, often without carefully considering the potential repercussions for an action. Students can engage in a lot of risky behaviors, from cheating on exams to drinking before they turn 21, largely because they see many of their peers...
Age plays a role in overall crime rates
New Jersey residents might be interested to learn that Americans between the ages of 26 and 35 were 3.6 times more likely to have been taken into custody compared to those over the age of 66. This was according to a study called the Panel Study of Income Dynamics,...
Racial disparities in misdemeanor sentencing
About 80 percent of the people arrested each year in New Jersey and around the country are charged with misdemeanors, according to figures from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The vast majority of these cases are resolved by plea agreements rather than trials....
Do I need an ignition interlock device if I don’t own a car?
New Jersey increased the severity of its DUI laws, which means more penalties for impaired drivers. One of the harshest penalties for a DUI is an ignition interlock device – a breathalyzer that measures the blood alcohol level of a driver before starting the...
Finalizing a restraining order in New Jersey
If you have been involved in a domestic altercation or a situation of domestic violence and you or another person called the police, it is likely that you, as the allegedly abused person, were granted an immediate order of protection. If this was the case, you might...
Growing marijuana in New Jersey is still a serious crime
State laws about marijuana have changed in New Jersey. Between the addition of a medical marijuana law in 2010 and the creation of a state patient registry in 2012, there's a lot of confusion about what is legal and what simply isn't. Perhaps further muddying the...

