Author: William Proetta Criminal Law
Charged after Being Pulled Over, Is the Video Evidence a Possible Defense? Police dashcam footage can be a blessing or a curse for your criminal case, depending on what the video depicts. If you have recently been arrested for a criminal or traffic offense in Ocean County, New Jersey, like eluding police, resisting arrest, aggravated assault […]
Conditional Discharge and Pre-trial Intervention (PTI) are two different types of diversionary programs available in New Jersey. The two programs differ in their requirements for eligibility, but function very similarly. If you’ve been charged with a crime in Middlesex County or anywhere else in New Jersey, these programs can be very valuable options, but are once-in-a-lifetime opportunities. […]
If you have been charged with driving under the influence (DUI) of drugs in New Jersey, the opinion of a drug recognition expert (DRE) will be very important to your lawyer in determining the strength of the prosecution’s case against you and the potential defenses that may be used to have your charges dismissed. When facing DUI […]
Our Middlesex County criminal attorneys recently defended a client who was charged with burglary under 2C:18-2a, conspiracy to commit the burglary under 2C:5-2a(1) and employing a juvenile in the commission of a crime under 2C:24-9a. The charges arose out of an incident involving our client and two other friends after they conspired to break into their […]
Defending Clients Against Money Laundering in New Jersey Our office recently represented a client who had been arrested for 3rd degree money laundering in Middlesex County, New Jersey. The background of the case is pretty interesting and these facts are something we are seeing more and more these days, often leading to innocent people being charged with […]
Most people go down the jersey shore for a good time. For some people that means going down to Seaside Heights or Point Pleasant for a nice day on the boardwalk with the family. However, it has also become a popular destination for many others who travel to the shore for the weekend to party […]
Stopped for Suspected DWI in Union County, NJ Stretching over 105 square miles, Union County, New Jersey is an expansive county that over 536,000 people call home. Encompassing natural preserves and cities alike, the county has over 1,400 miles of roadways, including Route 22, the New Jersey Turnpike (I-95), the Garden State Parkway, Interstates 78 […]
Police Have Questions? Know Your Rights. No matter how many times people have heard the advice not to speak to the police without a lawyer present, they too frequently believe they can convince the police of their innocence by explaining themselves or that they must cooperate and talk to the police. However, the advice to […]
Charged with a Crime after a Search of my Car Freedom is possibly the most central value of American life. The right to have autonomy in our movement, liberty in our choices, and protection of our privacy are closely held freedoms, protected by the U.S. Constitution, with certain limitations. These constitutional protections extend to drivers […]
Criminal charges in New Jersey are often issued in conjunction, as opposed to isolation. Many crimes overlap, involving more than one violation of a statute in the NJ Criminal Code of Justice. For example, it is common for a person to be charged with aggravated assault and a weapons offense in connection with the same incident. This happens […]