A good lawyer can help your friend by turning her into the court and thus keeping here most likely out of jail on the warrant, then a new court date will be set. That being said, based on what she is charged with again a good lawyer may be able to help keep her out of jail on the original charges.... View More

Failure to change lanes 39:4-92.2 which should be the violation your charged with has 2 points. I suggest hiring a lawyer to try to get these points reduced. You may be looking at the old law as prior to 2020 it was a zero point ticket. Most of us traffic ticket lawyers offer a free in office... View More

Its the same penalty in Bloomfield as in any other court in Essex County or even the whole state; Up to 18 months in Jail, $10,000 fine. and 10 days community service assuming it is a first offense. The community service requirement increases if you have priors. That being said other penalties... View More

It is possible under certain circumstances that a mortgage holder may go after your assets if for example you owe more on the mortgage than property mortgaged is worth and you or your heirs are in default. If you have a house that means you have assets and that means you should have a Will. Some... View More

Failure to yield to an emergency vehicle in NJ is a 2 point ticket with an up to $200.00 fine. If you want to get rid of the points, I would suggest a hiring a good lawyer. Just so you know the law, the law only requires the cop or other emergency vehicle to have its emergency lights on. No... View More

Yes Surgical smoke is toxic and you wife's estate may have a case, but a doctor would have to tie that surgical smoke to her cause of cancer and not another cause such as smoking two packs of cigarettes a day if you get what I am saying. Definately speak with a lawyer ASAP.

The answer is it depends on the court, prosecutor and judge you are dealing with some, Don't care what the victim wants and just want to protect the victim from possible future problems. Otherwise especially in more of the city courts tend to be more liberal and will follow the victims... View More

Generall depends on the persons past record such as even if you have a outstanding warrant for a traffic ticket the judge could hold you over until trial. But generally for simple assualt most people are released the same day they see the judge, but again depends on the facts of the case, injury... View More

A first time offender faces the same penalties as a previous offender its just that a first time offender has alternative disposition options to eliminate the possible jail time. (Still needs consent of the judge but generally given assuming the injuries were not that bad) Thus the general... View More

Yes just call up the court speak with the judges law clerk or go online thru the courts JEDS system and request it in writing (always better) and depending on the judge and the court your in will determine how easy it will be to do this.

Different counties and different judges rules and... View More

No, not by itself it would not be paraphernalia, but for example if found with a spoon a needle and a lighter it would probably be an easy case for the prosecutor to win. Every case is different and depends on the facts and circumstances of its own.

If done correctly it certainly could be valid, the problem is many aren't and thats where your heirs will spend tens of thousands of dollars and can take years to settle your estate where as if you just spend a few hundred more you could have saved them all that trouble. Be smart hire a lawyer... View More

First the price of the items for determining the amount taken for a shoplifting charge is based on the retail price of the items not the sale price of the items thus then fact that they were on sale is irrelevant to your charge.

Second yes you did jeopardize your future, but a good lawyer... View More

That is a good question and you and your lawyer if your smart and hire one will find out in court or in the discovery that your lawyer will order. Because based on what your saying you shouldn't have gotten the ticket, but maybe he will testify in court that you were doing something else... View More

Your only obstructing law enforcement in general if they were investigating a crime or had a reasonable suspicion that you were involved in a crime. Others reasons may exist such as the community care taker function, but everything is fact dependent. I would definately speak with a lawyer, they... View More

You have three choices you either 1) contact their insurane company and see if they will pay. 2) file a lawsuit yourself or 2) hire a lawyer to try to recover your property damage. The problem is a good lawyer may cost more than the damage is worth. Please remember you must do this quickly as... View More

I suggest you call the court and tell them what you have told us, they may remove any failure to appear or warrant that may have issued due to this fact, on the other hand they may not it depends on how much time they gave for mailing and other factors. That being said even if your successful and... View More

No Jail time is not mandatory for a 1st time criminal offender for a 3rd degree shoplifting charge (means no other prior criminal charges not just shoplifting). Now that doesn't mean that you can't get jail time, its just not mandatory like it would be for a 2nd degree charge. That... View More

We would need to see the documents to properly answer your question, but many times the arrest date is considered the date the complaint was filed. But you shouldn't be in contempt if you were never served with the order. Get yourself a lawyer a contempt charge is a serious criminal offense.

No its not unusal to get more than one ticket if you performed more than one violation of the law. Thus you can be speeding and get a ticket for unsafe lane change and careless driviing at the same time. Now for your case the 2 careless driving tickets is a little circumspect but again we would... View More