Eligibility for PTI depends on the grade of the conspiracy offense charged. Pretrial Intervention, which is also referred to as PTI, is a program designed to allow a first-time offender to avoid a criminal conviction for a third degree or second degree crime. An individual is ineligible for the program…
An expungement allows the sealing and isolation of all records on file within the New Jersey criminal justice system concerning a person’s detection, apprehension, arrest, detention, trial, or disposition of an offense within the New Jersey criminal justice system. Some convictions, typically those for serious felonies like murder and sexual…
New Jersey law does not require that all conspirators have direct contact with each other or that they enter the agreement to commit a crime at the same time in each other’s presence. If a person that you conspired with also conspired with others to commit the same crime, you…
A conspiracy under New Jersey law is a continuing course of conduct that ends for various reasons. First, a conspiracy ends when the crimes which are its object are committed. Another way a conspiracy ends is if the agreement to commit a crime is abandoned by the defendant and his…
It is possible to withdraw or renunciate a conspiracy and, when it properly occurs, it is an absolute defense to a conspiracy offense. The withdraw/abandonment must involve informing legal authorities of the conspiracy prior to its commission. If you believe that you withdrew from a conspiracy, contact our office to…
