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Port Authority officers conducted a DWI checkpoint at the Holland Tunnel in Jersey City this past weekend in anticipation of the Columbus Day weekend holiday weekend. The checkpoint was active between 10 p.m. Saturday October 8 into the early morning hours of October 9 until 6 a.m. Saturday, at the entrances to the Holland Tunnel. This is just the newest example […]
This year our attorneys have seen a spike in DWI & Drug DUI arrests in Weehawken especially from drivers coming in and out of the Lincoln Tunnel. A major factor is due to DWI checkpoints in Weehawken at the Lincoln Tunnel by Port Authority police officers. Notice of the DWI checkpoint is normally published in local papers and […]
According to this patch.com article, two major heroin distribution networks in Southern New Jersey have been busted, leading to the arrests of thirty-four people who were responsible for importing roughly 50,000 doses into Ocean County each week. “These simultaneous operations are incredible investigative feats,” Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato stated. Multiple law enforcement agencies including federal, state, […]
Today we were able to achieve a solid outcome on behalf of a client who had been arrested for allegedly shoplifting from a Middlesex County Walmart. While she did not technically exit the store, she was approached by in-store loss prevention officers who had apparently noticed that she had concealed items with the purpose of […]
We recently had the opportunity to represent a gentleman who had been charged with a first offense DWI after being pulled over on the Garden State Parkway by a New Jersey State Trooper as a result of driving at an excessive rate of speed that reached 115 MPH. After administering the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, […]
We recently defended a husband and wife who had been charged with passing bad checks in the third and fourth degree, respectively. Our clients faced probation, fines, and even incarceration. The evidence against our clients was substantial and the State was confident that it could meet its burden to convict. After retaining our services, we immediately went […]
At William Proetta Criminal Law, our DUI defense attorneys pride themselves in beating driving while intoxicated charges in New Jersey. DWI defense is a niche area of law that requires a great deal of skill and experience pertaining to standardized field sobriety testing (SFST’s) and the Alcotest (New Jersey’s Breathalyzer). New Jersey has the reputation […]
Our criminal defense attorneys recently represented a client who had been charged with Possession of Marijuana under 50 grams under 2C:35-10a(4) as well as Drug Paraphernalia under 2C:36-2. These are both disorderly persons offenses that are punishable by 6 months in jail and typically handled in municipal court. Moreover, New Jersey does not allow plea bargaining for defendants who […]
Our criminal defense attorneys recently defended a juvenile client in Superior Court who had been charged and arrested for 1st degree Robbery. The State alleged the following facts; first that our client along with three other accomplices, including his brother, had confronted the victim in a park while walking home. Then the group of males pushed […]
Our criminal defense attorneys recently defended a client who had been charged and arrested for distributing the popular party drug known as “Molly”. Officers arrested our client and a co-defendant after allegedly witnessing drug sales being conducted. Our client was a college student with no prior record but he was charged with a second degree crime and was […]