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In some circumstances, police officers may be able to summon police dogs to a traffic stop. The reasonable and articulable suspicion that the officers possesses at the time will be the deciding factor. Police officers are permitted to conduct a traffic stop based upon reasonable and articulable suspicion. They are further permitted to issue […]
read full articlePre-Trial Intervention on a New Jersey Handgun Charge The attorneys at our firm have obtained admission into the Pre-Trial Intervention program for individuals who have been charged with illegal possession of a handgun under the Graves Act. Under N.J.S.A. 2C: 43-6.2 “Exception to Mandatory Minimum Sentence”, the Attorney General Directive to Ensure Uniform Enforcement […]
read full articleObjecting to the Laboratory Test in a Drug Case Individuals who are charged with a drug offense may be able to object to the testing and the results of the drugs which were recovered. N.J.S.A.2C: 35-19 states, in pertinent part: The Attorney General of New Jersey may designate State Forensic Laboratories. These laboratories […]
read full articleDeclan O’Scanlon, R-Monmouth released bills recently that are aimed at certain municipal court reforms. In the first bill, O’Scanolon is seeking to increase the term of municipal court judges from three to five years. The other bill which he proposed, seeks to permit certain individuals who are charged with criminal offenses, the ability to earn credits […]
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