Blog: Criminal Law

NJ Democrats Seek New Gun Law to Limit Magazines to 10 Rounds for Gun Owners Gun-control legislation proposed earlier this week would reduce the fixed-magazine capacity from 15 rounds to ten rounds for semiautomatic rifles. Policymakers say the measure does not negatively impact lawful gun owners or hunters in any way. The bill is intended […]

New Jersey Criminal Lawyer: Can Ray Rice’s Domestic Violence Case Be Revisited by Prosecutors? When a video surfaced of former New Jersey college football star Ray Rice striking his now-wife Janay Palmer unconscious, the media and general public jumped on the case and demanded consequences. Original footage from the February incident showed Rice dragging his […]

NJ Criminal Lawyer Reports: New Jersey’s “Ban the Box” Legislation Becomes Law, Helping Convicted Criminals Gain Employment Individuals with criminal convictions often have a difficult time obtaining employment after serving their jail sentences.  A recently passed New Jersey law hopes to change that.  Last month New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed into law the “Opportunity […]

New Jersey Criminal Lawyer: State Attorney General to Allow Legalized Sports Betting in NJ Earlier this month the New Jersey State Attorney General issued a directive to New Jersey law enforcement to restrain from prosecuting casinos and racetracks that ran sports wagering pools. This unprecedented move by the New Jersey State Attorney General came despite […]

New Jersey Criminal Lawyer: Cyber Harassment Law to Curtail Bullying Is Pending Approval in NJ In New Jersey, a new category of crime called “cyber harassment” may be added to NJ law. The bill was unanimously approved by the state Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, but still awaits approval from the state Senate. Under the […]

Reduction in Nonviolent Crime in South Jersey Nonviolent crime rates saw significant drops across all counties in South Jersey in 2012, according to the NJ Department of Law and Public Safety’s annual Uniform Crime Report. The report was highlighted by a 4.2 percent reduction in overall crime rate for New Jersey as a whole. This […]