As a citizen of the United States, each person is
entitled to adequate representation under the Constitution of the United
States. This means that c...
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A
defendant can request an appeal at the conclusion of their trial in the event a
guilty verdict is returned. In essence,
an appeal is a request ...
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An arrest warrant is a warrant granted
by a judge in a court of law to a law enforcement official granting that law
enforcement official the right a...
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Self-incrimination is the process of
accusing oneself of a crime for which a person can then be prosecuted.
Self-incrimination can occur in one of t...
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If you have been accused of a
crime, you and your criminal defense attorney have at least two significant decisions
to consider.
Should you
...
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Criminal defense is a pillar of the American legal justice
system. An individual’s right to defend
his or her self in a court of law when charged...
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During
every criminal trial, defendants enjoy a number of legal rights and
protections, which have been in place since the ratification of the
Cons...
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It is integral how an attorney and a
defendant collaborate to produce their version of events regarding a criminal
charge brought by prosecutors. ...
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The ethical standards regarding conflicts of interest with respect to
current clients are contained in Supreme Court Rule 4-1.7, which
provides...
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For those Defendants seeking legal assistance in these tough times some observations on hiring your own paid attorney...
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Talking with police officers is
usually one of the more stressful encounters we have in our lives, and one that
we typically avoid at all costs. A...
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Every
competent legal defense is grounded in hard evidence, whether witness
testimony, forensics, or even expert testimony.
For a defendant and t...
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In
criminal cases, if incarceration is a potential outcome of a criminal case, all
defendants must be provided a court-appointed attorney. Defenda...
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A plea bargain is defined as an
agreement in a criminal case between the prosecutor and the defendant where the
prosecutor convinces the defendant t...
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Most people who are facing criminal charges want to get through the process as fast as possible. I cannot blame them. Being a...
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It is my belief that when the Police Officer says cooperate and we will help your case in the long run...you need to wait...
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While
prisoners are stripped of many of their civil rights, there are many
protections still in place for prisoners per federal and state laws. Fo...
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Probable cause is defined as the right
of a police officer to make an arrest, conduct a personal or property search,
or to obtain a warrant for an a...
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With the extremely tight job market in the United States, especially in the State of New Jersey, and unemployment at its highest...
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Although
often used as a collective term, being placed “under arrest” is a specific
legal situation where an individual is no longer legally abl...
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A search warrant is a document issued by
a court and that court’s judge that authorizes law enforcement officials to
search a person or their prop...
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Today,
more so than ever perhaps, the exact definition of your rights preventing
illegal search and seizure are in flux.
Theoretically speaking, ...
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Search and seizure is the process of a police officer or any other authority figure who suspect that a crime has been committed, do a search of a pers...
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The Sixth Amendment of the United States
Constitution is part of the Bill of Rights and outlines the rights that
citizens of the United States have ...
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Everyday in this country, Police officers and other law enforcement agents interview witnesses/suspects about crimes...
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The legal justifications for voir dire are to determine whether grounds
exist for challenges for cause, and to obtain information for the
exercise o...
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An arrest is deemed wrongful when a
person is detained by police without proper legal authority. Wrongful arrests
most commonly occur when a retail ...
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Make no mistake. When
an individual has been accused of a crime, especially if there is the
possibility that he or she could face prison or jail tim...
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Miranda Rights, also referred to as a
Miranda Warning, are given to criminal suspects that are in the custody of
police before they are asked questi...
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