Legal Articles, DUI-DWI
The Surprising Psychology Behind Shoplifting
If only 5 percent of shoplifting is related to poverty, what compels the other 95 percent? For many people, it is not because of financial need, but because of a psychological need. Stealing can be an involuntary coping mechanism to deal with personal conflicts and psychological maladies.
Erasing a past criminal record in New Jersey just became quicker!
An Expungement (erasing a past criminal record) is allowed in New Jersey under certain guidelines. Under N.J.S.A. 2C: 52-1 a mechanism has been put in place to allow someone with a criminal record or arrest to remove this information from public viewing. Once granted by a Superior Court Judge, you will be allowed to legally answer no to the dreaded question “Have you ever been arrested or convicted of any crime?”, and this past record will not come up in a background check.
Why You Should Never Refuse a Breathalyzer Test in the State of New Jersey
If the police stop you for a possible DUI/DWI and they tell you to blow into the Alcotest for blood levels, you MUST do this. New Jersey’s implied consent law requires that drivers provide a breath sample if they are pulled over for suspicion of driving while intoxicated.
Debate on how forgetting your wallet can get you 2 years in prison
On the Net, scaremongering is a pretty usual tactic in order to move a political agenda. This debate happened in the comment section of a video with the oh so clickbaity title of "Licensed Gun Owner Gets 2 Years For Forgetting Wallet at Home??" Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtfiT63E8g0&google_comment_id=z12odvnwsquawtma004chrf4npr2gdgoc2s
Spoiler: this did not happen.
The content therein is an opinion piece and should not be construed as legal advice.
How do I get my undesignated felony down to a misdemeanor (Arizona)?
Make sure that your undesignated felony is made a misdemeanor; don't assume that it will automatically happen.
A QUESTION OF BLACK OR WHITE
Careful investigation establishes alibi using store employee time clock records, cash register records and credit card records.
TROOPER’S ON-BOARD VIDEO PROVES CONFABULATION
Google Earth is used to contradict Trooper's claim that car was speeding. The distance measured by Google Earth, divided by the time elapsed on the trooper's video recorder, proved that the accused was not speeding.
Real Estate Investor Defeats All Mortgage Fraud Charges
Multiple counts of mortgage fraud dismissed.
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