Numerous individuals are arrested annually for attempting to enter Fort Dix with a handgun. Those charged are typically law-abiding workers who are traveling with firearms that are licensed and/or permitted outside of New Jersey. The scenario that crops up most often is a trucker attempting to enter the base to…
Our Highly Talented Restraining Order Defense Lawyers Are Ready To Assist You The first requirement to obtain a restraining order in New Jersey is proof that the defendant committed an “act of domestic violence” against the plaintiff. The term “domestic violence” has a specific meaning under N.J.S.A. 2C:25-17 et. seq….
Sometimes we talk to a prospective client who is surprised and unhappy to have been charged with driving while impaired after having taken legally prescribed drugs. We have to tell them that you can be convicted of driving while impaired in New Jersey based on the adverse effects that prescription…
Illicit drugs such as marijuana, meth, cocaine, LSD, heroin, etc., are illegal to possess at any age. Anyone caught with them can face serious punishment. However, New Jersey law does allow the courts to deal differently with juvenile offenders (those charged before their 18th birthday) than with adults. Rather than…
A person who decides to sleep in their car after having had too much to drink can be convicted of drunk driving in New Jersey if the vehicle’s engine is running, an N.J. appellate court has ruled. “The court noted that the state’s DWI statute never mentions the word ‘driving’…
