There are basic eligibility requirements for Middlesex County Pretrial Intervention, also referred to as PTI. First and foremost, you can only secure a diversion in New Jersey one time so you are ineligible for this program if you already had Conditional Discharge, Conditional Dismissal, or Pretrial Intervention. All of these…
There are several ways that a savvy Middlesex County defense attorney can obtain a downgrade of a charge. The first opportunity is through a remand. This term refers to the referral of a case that initially involved a first, second, third, or fourth-degree crime to municipal court from the Middlesex…
The truth is that New Jersey has adopted bail reform that has all but eliminated classic bail, namely, posting of money or a bond to secure immediate release following an arrest. The basis for post-arrest release now primarily involves imposing reporting requirements as conditions for release. For example, rather than…
It is certainly a bad move to hire the cheapest lawyer you can find in our judgment. There are two main reasons why a representative can be the most inexpensive option of all those you have consulted. The first explanation for why the lawyer is so cheap is because he…
The most important criterion for selecting a defense lawyer is experience. While there are certainly other characteristics that can come into play such as location or price, there is nothing more important in terms of success in defending a Middlesex County criminal offense than experience. What we are referring to…
