Q: My girlfriend is being charged with terroristic threatin imminent death purp fear 2C:12-3B against me.what will happen
To her,her first time in trouble.will they give her low bail.
A: She is probably looking at jail time, but the better the lawyer she hires the less if any jail time she will do.
A: There is no bail anymore on "crimes" what other States call felonies. NJ has conditions now. In a first offense third degree,which this is, she may not have been held at all and is so not for long. In Passaic this type of charge is often downgraded back to Municipal Court depending on the facts. You also can have an input on this if the prosecutor is properly presented with your views. In my experience ther is about no chance of jail just a messed up record, maybe some probation. With an experienced criminal defense attorney the downgrade is more possible as is a dismissal if that is what you are looking for.
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