New Jersey residents wanted a big change to come from the U.S. Presidential Election on November 3rd and they got it after 67% voted in favor of legalizing the recreational use of marijuana. As such, the Garden State became the 12th state (excluding the District of Columbia) to legalize the recreational use of marijuana.  Learn more about what this new…

Child endangerment, also known as endangering the welfare of a child, is a serious crime that can significantly impact your life, especially if you are in the midst of custody proceedings. Having a criminal history of child endangerment can easily lead a court to take away your visitation or custody rights. If you have been charged with child endangerment in…

This year, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued a ruling that workers in New Jersey cannot be fired by their employer for failing a drug test due to their legal use of medical marijuana. Read more: How New Jersey’s New Medical Marijuana Laws Affect Drug Possession Charges New Jersey Supreme Court Rules Workers Who Use Medical Marijuana Protected from Termination…

If you spend any time on the internet, chances are you’ve come across multiple videos of someone calling the police over someone’s ethnicity. Well, New Jersey has recently joined several other states and made this a crime.  On Monday, August 31st, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a legislation (A1906) that makes making a false 911 call based on someone’s…

In late August, state authorities revoked the license of a massage therapist who had been criminally convicted for inappropriately touching a client during a massage. This individual represents one of several therapists whose licenses have been similarly revoked in just the past 12 months in New Jersey.  Massage Therapist Loses License for Harassment & Offensive Touching Conviction John Popper was…

It is a generally understood right that if someone is actively threatening you with bodily injury or death, you may legally use force to protect yourself. However, in real-life situations involving self-defense, the line between lawful self-defense and becoming an unlawful aggressor is not always clear. It is important that everyone understands what constitutes lawful self-defense, but it is particularly…

Any DWI conviction will carry penalties and consequences such possible jail time, driver’s license suspension, fines and fees, and ignition interlock requirements. If you are employed in a school in New Jersey or are applying for employment at a school and you have been convicted of DWI, you may be wondering what effect your conviction may have on your employment.…

Like with civil lawsuits, police officers and criminal prosecutors have a time limit in which to file charges for most types of criminal offenses. This time limit is called the statute of limitations. Under New Jersey law, criminal charges are filed and a prosecution is commenced for limitations purposes once an indictment is found by a grand jury or when…

Two Parsippany residents were sentenced in early July 2020 to incarceration for their respective roles in a drunken fight that left their fellow housemate dead. Men Arrested for Killing Roommate Rogelio Laureano-Gonzalez, age 26, pled guilty to manslaughter and hindering apprehension for the homicide of Jaime Lopez-Basilio, a 27 year old Mexican immigrant, during an argument between the two at…

In New Jersey, under some conditions, the law allows a person to use force upon another. The relevant law is NJSA 2C:3-4. That law exonerates a criminal defendant charged with using force (including deadly force)  to commit assault and domestic violence, and in some extreme circumstances, murder. New Jersey law allows self-defense most commonly when someone responds to a threat…