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Under New Jersey’s domestic violence law, there are 19 crimes that constitute domestic violence if they are perpetrated against someone with whom the alleged perpetrator has a domestic relationship. One of the charges, criminal mischief, includes damaging personal property. If you purposely damage

As a defendant facing criminal charges in New Jersey, you have a right to have an attorney represent you. If you cannot afford a lawyer, the courts will appoint a public defender to handle your case. You also have the right to represent yourself in court. As a New Jersey...

If you have received a summons ordering you to appear in a New Jersey courtroom, we advise you to be present and on time on the date required. Failure to appear is a potentially serious offense. You could be arrested, jailed, or fined, and your driver’s license could be suspended....

Forensic evidence, including evidence obtained through fingerprinting, ballistics, toxicology, and other scientific methods, is the basis of many criminal convictions. At the same time, the development of new investigative tools such as DNA analysis has helped to overturn false convictions and free

People worry about the dangers of illegal drugs, but most drug-related deaths involve drugs that are at least sometimes legal. The risk of dying from an acute overdose of acetaminophen is much higher than the risk of dying from an acute overdose of cannabis, but federal law considers cannabis a...