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Understanding Drug Possession Laws in New Jersey: A Comprehensive Guide
Drug possession is a topic that elicits strong opinions and emotions. While the conversation around drug use and criminality evolves, the fact remains that drug possession is a serious offense in New Jersey with severe consequences. As a criminal defense attorney, I’ve guided countless individuals through the complex legal maze...
Continue ReadingNavigating Prescription Drug Charges: What You Need to Know in New Jersey
The Garden State, with its bustling cities, vast stretches of coastline, and historical significance, has been grappling with a growing issue: prescription drug charges. New Jersey, like many other states, has seen an uptick in prescription drug abuse and subsequent legal consequences. This post aims to shed light on navigating...
Continue ReadingParents Of College Students And Prescription Drug Defense
Prescription drug laws in New Jersey are severe. Merely possessing five doses carries the charge of up to 18 months in prison and a fine of up to $10,000. However, reaching a guilty verdict is not that simple. If you have a child attending college, the temptation to distribute prescription...
Continue ReadingCan Drug Charges Affect College Financial Aid?
Paying for college nowadays often requires some serious planning. If you do not have enough savings to pay for your higher education, you may be able to take advantage of government-subsidized financial aid. After all, the federal government doles out billions in loans, grants and work-study funds every year. You...
Continue Reading30 Arrested For Involvement In New Jersey Drug Trafficking Ring
While some states in our nation are moving towards decriminalizing drug possession, in New Jersey illicit drug trafficking is still a crime. For example, one recent drug trafficking sting led to three dozen arrests in New Jersey. 30 Arrested, Three Charged with Murder Earlier in April, 30 people were charged...
Continue ReadingDrug Possession Legal Consequences
Drug Possession Overview Being arrested and convicted for drug possession can lead to a prison sentence lasting years or even decades. Knowing the consequences of conviction for drug possession can serve as a strong deterrent against committing these offenses. Unfortunately, many people feel societal and financial pressures to get involved...
Continue ReadingUnderstanding Drug Court in New Jersey
Overview: Drug Possession, Consequences and Court Have you ever heard of drug use or drug possession getting described as a victimless crime? Can you imagine a courtroom handing out the same jail sentence to someone who violently attacked another person and an offender who was carrying around some pot? The...
Continue ReadingAtlantic City Woman Charged in Drug-Induced Death of Ventnor Man
Rajeri Curry, 30, of Atlantic City, New Jersey was charged by federal officials on Thursday, March 14, 2019 for distributing heroin and fentanyl that resulted in the death of Jeffrey Giannini of Ventnor. Giannini, 30, was found dead in his car at a McDonald’s restaurant. Mr. Giannini’s autopsy showed that...
Continue ReadingNew Jersey Man Sentenced For Death And Robbery In Drug Deal Gone Wrong
A resident of Orange Township was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the killing and robbery of a man they were meant to purchase marijuana from. Joseph Villani and his girlfriend Raquel Garajau made a plan to rip off dealer Trupal Patel on February 6, 2017, when Patel came...
Continue ReadingImportant Ways Legal Marijuana Could Affect New Jersey
With the legalization of marijuana on the rise in the country more and more states are flirting with the idea of legalization not just for medicinal purposes but for recreational purposes as well. One of those states is New Jersey, and many believe the fact that some of the reason...
Continue ReadingDrug Evidence in New Jersey
While it is always advisable to adhere to the wishes of law enforcement and remain compliant when pulled over, police are people too, and people make mistakes. Sometimes, these mistakes make it so they can do their job, but if those mistakes do not follow proper protocol it could end...
Continue ReadingDrug Evidence Tossed by NJ Supreme Court Due to Improper Car Search
Two Lakewood men arrested for possession of drugs that were found in their vehicle have learned that New Jersey’s Supreme Court has ruled that the drugs were improperly obtained. A Justice concluded by a unanimous court that since the prosecutors could not produce evidence or additional witnesses on why the...
Continue ReadingRoutine Drug Field Tests Being Abandoned Due to Danger for Police Officers
A standard procedure that has been followed by police officers throughout the country for decades is being re-evaluated as claims that the widely used method may carry serious health risks to officers in the field up to and including death. Typically when an officer finds a suspicious substance during an...
Continue ReadingNurse From Middle Township Charged With Prescription Fraud, Released From Police Custody, And Sought After Again On New Prescription Fraud Charges
On November 5, 2018, police officers of the Wildwood Police Department Uniform Patrol Division arrested a 31-year-old nurse named Jessica Mattera from Middle Township, New Jersey after she attempted to fill a fraudulent prescription at a Rite Aid Pharmacy in Wildwood, New Jersey. After arresting her on that date, the...
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