New Jersey Criminal Defense Legal Questions

The police have an obligation to read the accused his constitutional rights after the person has been targeted as the suspect. The police can ask general questions which provide the information as to what happened and what witnesses saw what happened.The police can ask questions such as name  and address and what happened. The police cannot ask questions directly of the person such as, did you commit the crime untilthey have read the person their Miranda rights. Ed Dimon... Read More

What is the actual charge? The disorderly persons offense is a broad based charge. What were the specific allegations in the charge? What was the disorderly person's behavior? If the conduct is not sufficiently bad, the judge is telling you that no trial is needed. You can apply for a public defender if the charge involves the threat of incarceration. If there is no chance of incarceration, the judge may not give you a public defender. Please let me know the specifics of the charge, and I can answer the question properly as to the right to have an attorney. Ed Dimon... Read More

You have multiple issues. Number one issue is failure to appear. The court can hold you in contempt of court. The court can either find you a significant amount, for example, $2000. The court also couldn't place me in jail. The next issue is violation of the civil restraining order. If you did violate the civil restraining order and there would be a fine for the first violation. For the fact second violation you could be incarcerated. The court will not waive the fine. The court will not waive the jail if there's a second violation. If you did not commit these violations, you have the obligation to appear in court and defend yourself. You cannot defend yourself by not appearing. If you cannot afford an attorney, you should tell the court and they will appoint a public defender. Ed Dimon... Read More

the assault of the pregnabt woman and your operation of a daycare places you in jeopardy. these are licensed facilities and depend upon 'trust'. i would immediately address the charges so that you do not have a conviction. we are doing a similar case where the defendant struck a pregnant woman. the judge is insisting upon prison time. please call if we can help. ed dimon 732-797-1600 ext 235... Read More

the crime is 'resisting arrest'. the police can request jail and both the prosecutor and judge will listen. i would hire an attorney to mitigate the consequences, to avoid jail and to avoid a criminal record. you need to explain that you are a good person, a productive member of society and that there were extenuating circumstances. you need character letters from 'first responders'. please call if we can help. ed dimon 732-797-1600... Read More

The juvenile courts focus upon the welfare of the child and have a system of progressive discipline. I was fortunate to have been named by Governor Whitman to re-write the juvenile laws. The juvenile records are sealed from everyone except the police and military. I would try to avoid a juvenile record if possible. An attorney can guide your family through the process. Please call if we can help. Ed Dimon... Read More

the legality of the search is dependent upon the circumstances. if there are exigent circumstances under which the evidence would be destroyed, then the police may be able to search without a warrant. if the search was illegal, the the fruit of the search is illegal. we can file a motion to suppress the evidence. ed dimon 732-797-1600. please call. ... Read More

this is complex in that you need to make sure that you do not take any action which jeopardizes your status in NC. we just did a case where NY would not allow the person to return to NY to serve his parole. he is a registered sex offender. we would need to understand and research all the issues. we work closely with DAG Robin Stacy, the attorney for the NJ Parole Board. please call to discuss. Ed Dimon 732-797-1600 ext 235... Read More

If you signed a contract with the bail company, I would have to review the terms and conditions to determine your liability. However, the normal situation is that the bail company is responsible for the person who is out on bail. They must find the person or lose the bail bond. What monies do you owe the bail company ? Ed Dimon... Read More

we have just done two similar cases. one person had ten violations. the second person had 21 violations. the second person was in jail. we were successful in both matters. we provide a 'global resolution' to the multiple municipal courts which addresses all of the charges in all of the courts. by explaining the full problem to all the courts, we have been able to avoid the multiple violations and muliple fines. we use the  NJ DMV records and make sure all matters are done properly. the costs can be significant in that there are muliple court appearances and multiple violations/fines. ed dimon 732-797-1600 ext 235... Read More

the prosecutor is the lead law enforcement officer in the county. the prosecutor has constitutional authority to investigate and present evidence to a Grand Jury. only the Granj Jury has the authority to charge you with a crime. have you been indicted ? in addition, the drug investigations are lead by the prosecutor's office and they are held to high standards of proof. you need to review the total Discovery to see where you fit in the picture. this must be done asap so that you have a bargaining position. time is crucial. please call to discuss. ed dimon 732-797-1600 ext 235... Read More