Month: July 2020
Six bills target mandatory minimum sentencing in NJ
Lawmakers at the state and federal level have revisited mandatory minimum sentencing in recent years, often focusing on those that apply to non-violent crimes. Now lawmakers introduced six more bills that seek to implement the recommendations made by a bipartisan Criminal Sentence and Disposition Commission chaired by former New Jersey...
Be aware of the ramifications of domestic violence allegations
Almost everyone gets into a verbal altercation at some point in their life. Most of the time, these disputes fizzle out with nothing more than some feelings of anger and hurt emotions. Then, life goes on. But this isn’t always the case. In fact, some disputes turn physical in nature...
New Jersey man convicted of driving while intoxicated, but he wasn’t driving
Everyone knows that DUI stands for “driving while intoxicated.” In other words, you can drive, you can drink alcohol, but you cannot drive after drinking alcohol. But a recent decision by the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, tells us not to take the “driving” part of DUI so literally....