Year: 2025

What Are Exigent Circumstances in Criminal Law?

Law enforcement officers generally need a warrant before searching your property or making an arrest. However, exigent circumstances laws allow police to act without a warrant when emergency conditions justify immediate action. Understanding when officers can bypass standard warrant requirements protects your constitutional rights and helps you recognize potential violations….

Colin Bonus | | DUI / Drunk Driving

Is a DUI a Criminal Offense?

A DUI arrest in New Jersey creates immediate uncertainty about the legal consequences you face and whether you’ll end up with a criminal record that affects your future. Unlike most states that prosecute drunk driving as a criminal offense, New Jersey takes a different approach that confuses many people arrested…

Penalties for Endangering an Injured Victim in NJ

When someone fails to provide reasonable assistance to an injured victim or leaves the scene without giving aid, they can face criminal charges for endangering an injured victim under New Jersey law. If you’ve been charged with endangering an injured victim in New Jersey, you’re facing serious consequences that require…

What Is New Jersey’s Three Strikes Law?

When people ask, “What is New Jersey’s three strikes law?“ the answer is that it is one of the harshest sentencing statutes in the state. Under this law, repeat offenders who commit certain violent crimes can face life in prison without the possibility of parole. At the Law Offices of…

Colin Bonus | | DUI / Drunk Driving

How to Get a DUI Dismissed in New Jersey

Driving under the influence (DUI) carries serious legal consequences that can impact your license, your finances, and your future opportunities for years to come. New Jersey prosecutes impaired driving aggressively, but arrests don’t always lead to convictions when skilled attorneys identify flaws in the state’s case or violations of your…