Blog: Criminal Law

Camden Criminal Lawyers: Insanity Defense The insanity defense in criminal cases is often misunderstood and can be difficult to prove. Insanity laws for criminal cases in New Jersey are in place in order to help defendants who are truly not responsible for their actions. However, there are challenges in pleading a successful insanity defense, and […]

Camden Criminal Lawyer: A Year in Crime in New Jersey Despite its large population, New Jersey has a fairly low rate of violent crime when compared to other states. However, this does not mean New Jersey is a crime-free zone. In New Jersey, a crime occurs approximately every three minutes. These crimes range from minor […]

New Jersey Juvenile Defense Lawyers Discuss Weapons on School Property Due to recent events involving violent crimes on school campuses, many districts are starting to take weapons on school property more seriously than ever before. Many items that one would not normally consider a weapon can now cause an otherwise star student to be slapped […]

Camden Criminal Lawyer Discusses New Jersey Plans to Regulate Hoverboards Westampton Township police in New Jersey have addressed issues surrounding the increased use of hoverboards, primarily by middle school aged children in the area. Police report that there are already laws in place in the state that regulate the use of such devices and they […]

Camden Criminal Lawyer: Wrongfully Imprisoned Man Free After 33 Years An exonerated Virginia man made headlines early last month when he was released from prison after serving 33 years for a crime he did not commit. DNA evidence proved that he was innocent of the rape and murder of a couple in 1982, for which […]

New Jersey Criminal Lawyers Define and Discuss Vandalism and Criminal Mischief in New Jersey Criminal mischief” might sound like a minor offense with no strong repercussions, but the truth is that there is much more to it than this. As its name implies, criminal mischief is a criminal offense. It is defined as the act […]

Mount Holly Criminal Lawyer: Harassment Law May Need Updating New Jersey has one state law that prohibits harassment and, until recently, another state statute that was intended to prevent bias intimidation and hate crimes by criminalizing harassment that is motivated by racial, gender, or sexual orientation bias. However, a recent state Supreme Court opinion found […]

Haddonfield Criminal Lawyer: What to Do If You Are Falsely Accused of a Crime When an individual is falsely accused of a crime in New Jersey, it often leaves the victim feeling confused, helpless, frustrated and unsure of what actions to take or whom to hold accountable. A false accusation regularly becomes public and can […]

Haddonfield Criminal Lawyers Discuss the Criminal Consequences of Graffiti Graffiti crimes are common, especially in more populated areas such as big cities. Every state, and oftentimes individual municipalities, has their own laws that consider it a crime to spray graffiti on both public and private properties without permission. Getting caught spraying graffiti may seem like […]

Mount Holly Criminal Lawyer Discusses the MacArthur Foundation on Jail Populations A recent study by the Vera Institute of Justice, in collaboration with the MacArthur Foundation, reports that there are over 3,000 jails in the United States. The total amount of prisoners in these jails was estimated at approximately 731,000. Moreover, 62% of the 12 […]