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NJ CDS & DRUG DISTRIBUTION CHARGES

Illegal substances, (Drugs or CDS), are categorized by their potential for addiction, value in the pharmaceutical industry, and harm to users. These categories of drugs are called schedules. The following is a guide to the schedules of controlled dangerous substances and their qualities.

Backscatter X-Ray Devices

The advent of the new generation of “backscatter x-ray” devices enable law enforcement to obtain “X-rated” images of passengers or “see through” a foot of metal. . .

How ado I Hire the Right Criminal Defense Lawyer

How to hire the right criminal defense lawyer. What questions to ask. Where do you begin?

Man’s Health Condition Gives New Meaning To “Beer Belly”

Recently it was discovered that a physical condition known as “auto-brewery syndrome" can cause a false high reading for alcohol concentration on DWI Breath Tests.

Do you want to serve more time in prison than you are required to serve?

Were you or someone you know sentenced under current federal sentencing guidelines for a crime committed some time ago? If so, a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision may mean there is hope.

What You Need to Know If You Are Arrested for Operating a Marijuana Grow House

If you are under investigation or in custody and facing charges of cultivation of marijuana, you may be subject to serious penalties that can deprive your of your liberty and have an adverse impact on your future.

Shut up and Save Yourself from Yourself!

The best advice a Criminal Lawyer can give...when approached for questioning..keep your mouth shut other than to ask for a Lawyer!

Richards Law 101: The Entrapment Defense

The in's and out's of the Entrapment Defense

The Difference between going to JAIL and going to PRISON!

The difference between going to JAIL and going to Prison!

White Collar Crime...Club Fed for the Wall Street Accused isn't so cozy anymore!

The sentencing guidelines for white collar crime aren't so "easy" as they used to be!

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