Operating your motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs is a serious offense that carries stiff penalties in the State of New Jersey. While most are aware of this, many are uninformed on how the law punishes individuals who allow someone else to operate their vehicle while under the...

Before a criminal case makes it to trial, which is where the final ruling is generally made, a defendant may be offered a plea bargain, sometimes referred to as a plea agreement, in exchange for a guilty plea. Now, not always will a defendant be required to plead guilty to...

SENTENCE? When a verdict is reached in a criminal case, the defendant is either free to go or sentenced depending on the type of conviction. “Sentence” is the term used to refer to the penalty the court orders a defendant to serve and it might include one or more of...

In order to purchase, possess, or consume alcohol in the State of New Jersey, you must be 21 years of age or older. When a teen fails to comply with this law, he or she is at risk of being fined $500 and having their driver’s license suspended for six...

The Pretrial Intervention Program (PTI) was designed to provide individuals, usually those who are first-time offenders, with “opportunities for alternatives to the traditional criminal justice process of ordinary prosecution” [Source: New Jersey Courts]. One of the goals of PTI is to “render early rehabilitative services” which are meant to aid in...