New Jersey Criminal Defense Legal Questions

You can bring an action against the police officer. You would be the plaintiff. Plaintiff has the burden of proof. You would have to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the officer was wrong. This is a difficult burden to meet unless you have witnesses or unless you have a video. We have a certified trial attorney who can represent you. He was a prosecutor for 30 years. Please call if we can help.... Read More

We can represent you on the motion to suppress. We can represent you with regard to the criminal charges. I was the first assistant prosecutor in Ocean County. I have a partner who has been a prosecutor for 30 years. The key to success on the motion to suppress is demonstrating that the police had no reasonable basis for coming on your property and searching. We would have to determine if your spouse gave them permission to come on the premises or if she gave them circumstances which would support that a crime was being committed. The devil is in the details. Please call to discuss.... Read More

The key to your success is having your attorney work with the store and with police and with the prosecutor. Your attorney will be able  to negotiate a settlement with the store and with the prosecutor. The attorney will have you repay the store and also compensate them for any costs incurred as a result of this theft. Your attorney will be able to negotiate a settlement with the prosecutor so that you do not have a criminal record. If you are in New Jersey, we would be able to represent you.The legal cost for this representation would be $3500. We would eat a personal statement from you setting for us what occurred. The character letters speaking to your character.please call to discuss. Ed Dimon... Read More

We are seeing multiple instances of old violations being presented to people in or out of state. We are of the opinion that the cause for these notices is the updating of the computer records. In today's world, the computer from Ocean County can speak with the computer from Bergen County. In addition, the computer from New Jersey, Can speak with the computer from Pennsylvania. As such, we are seeing people contacting us from Pennsylvania about unpaid violations from 18 years ago. We have been representing these people and paying the violations,and sometimes a contempt of court citation, avoid the loss of driving privileges or additional consequences. You can pay the fine and make sure there are no additional consequences. We Can help if you are out-of-state or are uncomfortable. Please call to discuss.... Read More

We are of the opinion that the preparation for sentencing is incredibly important. We are of the opinion that The adult presentence report is critical.for the adult presentence report, we utilize a personal statement from the defendant explaining what happened. We also utilize a positive resume from the defendant. We utilize character letters from first responders. For example, we utilize character letters from police officers, fireman and the military. We include all of this preparatory work in the adult Presentence Report. This is a permanent record for the defendant. Presentence report is utilized for ISP and is utilized by the parole board. It is a crucial document for the future of the defendant.... Read More

The practical answer is civil litigation. You can contact the county prosecutor where you live, and tell them about this matter, but I do not believe The prosecutor perceive this to be a criminal matter.you have a choice to sue the person in Ohio. This would require hiring anOhio attorney. You could also sue the person in New Jersey, obtain a judgment in New Jersey, and then use that judgment in Ohio collect your money's. The problem for you is your legal costs. These costs may exceed the value of the horse. ... Read More

You have two choices. You can sue the person in civil court. You would be the plaintive. She would be the defendant. You would have the obligation of putting your case by a preponderance of the evidence. The second alternative is to bring the matter toCounty prosecutor and I have the county prosecutor bring an action against the person that stole your identity and stole your money. You would have less control in the criminal case because the prosecutor would be control of the case. In addition, the prosecutor would have to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt. The criminal standard is much higher than the standard. You need to decide what you want to do. The cost for the civil matter ismuch greater because you're incurring the full cost for the attorney to bring the case on your behalf. The cost for the civil matter would be at least $7500. We could guide you through the criminal process for far less monies. The guidance of the criminal matter would be $2500. Please call to discuss.... Read More

The judge will want the proper date to be on the documents. For example, if the indictment says the crime occurred on February 1, 2015, then the guilty plea has to have the same date. There cannot be different dates on the police reports and on the indictment and on the guilty plea. your attorney, working with the prosecutor, should make sure that the dates are uniform. For example if the police report says February 1 and the indictment says February 1, then the guilty plea must say February 1. The lack of uniformity in the dates will not affect the guilty plea. What is your intention with regard to the guilty plea? If you wish to retract the guilty plea, the change in date will not be sufficient to withdraw the plea. Please call if we can help.... Read More

You have the right to sue the defendant in civil court for damages. You must make the decision, however, if the cost for the civil action merits you spending the legal fees. How much were your medical expenses? Did you miss work? What other damages do you have? If those amounts are substantial, I would consider a civil action. The other important factor is the ability of the defendant to pay you should you succeed in your civil action. Does the defendant have assets? This is the analysis you must do. The cost for the civil damage litigation would be at least $5000.... Read More

The detective can have you arrested if there are charges brought against you for the assault. The detective cannot arrest you if no charges have been brought. You would be well served hiring anattorney to represent you on these charges. You do not want a criminal conviction. Please call if we can help.... Read More

I would work closely with the prosecutors office. The prosecutors office has a right to subpoena you. If you are subpoenaed as a witness, you must appear in court. The judge wI'll hold you in contempt  if you do not appear. However, if you are in danger I would put that on the record with the prosecutor to protect yourself. You will protect yourself with both the prosecutor and the judge if there is a written record of the danger you are in.... Read More

Your probation officer is absolutely correct. You must get permission from New Jersey probation to go to New York. In addition, New York probation has to except you.  You must talk with your New Jersey probation officer to see if he will coordinate this effort. If you do not cooperate, the probation officer will have an arrest warrant issued by a judge. The judge will support the probation officer 100% of the time. Please call if we can help.... Read More

You have an action against the person who libeled and slandered you. You would have a successful civil action for libel and slander against the person who lied to the police. You should make a precise and specific record of what happened. You should get statements from all the fact witnesses who saw and witnessed what happened. You should obtain the police reports. You should prepare a personal statement about what happened. You should prepare a detailed timeline. You can email those to me and I will review. Please also email the statements of the fact witnesses and the police reports. You do not have any claims against the police because they were subject to this woman's lies. The police had an obligation to investigate. The police were lied to. Please email the documents. Please call to discuss. Ed Dimon ... Read More

The key to success is the credit for jail time given in the adult presentence report. Please send me a copy of the presentence report. There is a specific section that refers to jail credit time. The judge utilizes this presentence report, and specifically, the jail credit section to give jail credit to the defendant. This is the starting point. This is a complex area of the law.... Read More

The devil is in the details. Please provide a timeline of what happened and when. Include in the timeline the specific charges. Include in the timeline the questions that you were asked when first confronted by the police. Please include copies of the charges. You can email them to me. Ed Dimon.      Please call me this morning, Tuesday morning. The number is 732-797-1600. Ed dimon.    I did call you this evening and I did speak with someone at your house. Please call me in the morning to discuss. My number is 732-797-1600. Thank you... Read More

You need to explain your situation. What was the charge? Why would you be getting PTI? If you were getting PTI why would you have a trial? If you are eligible for PTI, you will be given PTI within six weeks of being charged. If you were given PTI, there is no trial. Please explain what is happening. Please call to discuss.... Read More

The purpose of bail is to ensure that the defendant will appear at the next court hearing. The bail bond company put up a bond to ensure that you would appear at each hearing. Your family had the alternative or option to put up their own monies to ensure that you would appear.in this instance, the monies or not put up by your family. Rather, the bail bond company put up it's pond in return for monies paid by your family. You are not entitled to a return of those monies.... Read More

I would use our private investigator, Lance LeBaron, to take statements from those people who would give statements to him. The problem is that if the children are under the age of 18, you will not be able to get statements from them without their parents permission. If the parents will not give permission for statements, you do not have any statements that you can submit to the police. You are left with hearsay. That would not be sufficient to support a crime. In the alternative,you would be well served focusing upon your defense as to how the alcohol get into your home and how the alcohol was hidden from your supervision. You will have to address the supervision issues. Please call if we can help. Ed Dimon... Read More

The devil is in the details. I need to know the initial questions put to you. For example, they can ask you your name and address and what happened. Did they tell you you're a target. Did they tell you you were a suspect. Only after you've been identified as a target or a suspect, can they ask you questions after they have read you your Miranda rights and after you have waived your Miranda rights. Please submit a detailed timeline of what happened setting forth the questioning the arrest the type of crime and the questioning having to do with your involvement with the crime. Please email this to me together with any other place documents. Ed Dimon... Read More

We would utilize our private investigator, Lance LeBaron, to document all the  false allegations in writing. We would provide this documentation to both the police and to the prosecutor. We wI'll keep making a record of these false allegations. The key is detail. The key is written documentation. The key is witnesses and sworn statements to prove your position. Please call to discuss 732–797–1600. Ed Dimon... Read More