Your First Appearance in a Criminal Case in NJ When someone is arrested for an alleged crime in New Jersey, the law guarantees a person the right to see a judge soon after their arrest. This happens during your first appearance. The most important aspect of the first appearance is to provide the defendant with information about the charges, their rights, and the criminal process. What does a First Appearance in Criminal Court Mean in NJ? Your first appearance is also called your “initial appearance” in your New Jersey criminal case. It is one of the first times that you will interact with the judge and prosecutor in your case. However, the process varies depending on how you were brought...
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Lawyers, the police and politicians have reacted with shock and horror at the ‘unprecedented’ murder of a top criminal lawyer, who was shot dead in Amsterdam on Wednesday morning. Derk Wiersum was defending a crown witness in a major gangland investigation and there are suggestions there may be a connection with the case. The national terrorism agency NCTV has been drafted in to help with the investigation. Wiersum was representing Nabil B, a key witness in the case against gangland boss Ridouan Taghi. Taghi is said to be behind a string of killings in Utrecht and Amsterdam in the ongoing the ongoing ‘mocro mafia’ drugs wars. Last year Nabil B’s brother was also shot dead, in what is...
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LOS ANGELES — The captain and crew who leapt from a burning dive boat off Southern California saved themselves as 34 people perished below deck. Whether their escape from the Conception before dawn Monday was the only viable option, an act of cowardice or even a crime has yet to be determined. While the old saw about the captain going down with his ship is more an antiquated notion, there are laws to punish a ship’s master who shirks his duty to safely evacuate passengers. The responsibilities of captain and crew are broadly defined, said professor Martin J. Davies, who is the maritime law director at Tulane University. With passengers, their duty is take reasonable care in all the...
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A lawyer for one of the convicted killers at the centerpiece of Netflix's “Making a Murderer” announced on Twitter that a concerned private citizen is now offering a generous reward to whoever can help find Teresa Halbach’s “real killer.” The $100,000 award is being offered to whoever provides information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killer, according to a press release Kathleen Zellner tweeted out on Monday. The tip line for the reward has a 630 area code, which pertains to DuPage County, Illinois, an area that covers portions of Chicago. While Zellner’s law office is located in that county, she made it clear on Twitter it’s not her or her office. “The law firm is not...
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Married mother Katherine Sears claims to have once made £44,500 in just three weeks A criminal lawyer in the US has revealed how she is supplementing her income by working as a part-time prostitute. Yes, you read that correctly. Katherine Sears, a married mother of one from Des Moines, Iowa, reportedly started engaging in sex work, alongside her day job as a criminal defence lawyer, three years ago, according to US news station KCCI. The 30-year-old spends up to three weeks at a time working at a brothel in the state of Nevada, where prostitution is legal, followed by one week at home. Sears, who claims to have once made $55,000 (£44,500) in just three weeks with her eyebrow-raising side...
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Probe to find cause of boat fire could lead to criminal case The captain and crew who leapt from a burning dive boat off Southern California saved themselves as 34 people perished below deck. Whether their escape from the Conception before dawn Monday was the only viable option, an act of cowardice or even a crime is yet to be determined. While the old saw about the captain going down with his ship is more an antiquated notion, there are laws to punish a ship's master who shirks his duty to safely evacuate passengers. The responsibilities of captain and crew are broadly defined, said professor Martin J. Davies, who is the maritime law director at Tulane University. With passengers, their...
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Affordable Criminal Lawyers Cheap criminal lawyers that you will hire must be strong enough to know the details of the proceedings, or even when there are necessary deadlines that must be accomplished-like paperwork for evidence, testimonials, etc. Also in relation to evidences, your defense attorney can also challenge any evidence presented by the prosecution. In order for you to have a strong defense, it is a must that your defense attorney orients you about relevant laws and their relevance to your case so that you will know how to behave yourself in the course of the trial. It is a must that you follow procedures and court rules. The defense lawyer that you will hire must be skilled in...
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A criminal attorney is not just another lawyer that you usually come across for your regular legal needs like an attorney who took care of your father’s will, someone who helped your friend get a divorce, or someone who helped you sell your house. A criminal attorney is different. A criminal defense attorney is responsible for defending a person or an organization that is charged with any sort of crime in court. newyorkcriminallawyer.com works with a broad of criminal cases that include domestic violence, driving under the influence, crimes related to unauthorized supstances, embezzlement, fraud, sex crimes, theft, and violent crimes. So, if you have been on the lookout for a good...
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Welcome Cleveland Criminal Defense Attorney Being convicted of any criminal charge in Ohio can have serious implications for your freedom, security and reputation. And with so much at stake, it's truly sad that so many police officers do not take seriously their job of ferreting out the truth and finding the true guilty party. They often make arrest decisions after listening to only one side of a dispute (and we know there is always at least two side to every dispute), or they make hasty arrest decisions without considering all the evidence before them. The result is that innocent citizens are placed in jeopardy of having their freedom and good name wrongly taken away by their own...
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A common question I get from clients is whether they will have to go to jail if they are arrested by the police. Yesterday, I received a telephone call from a prospective client who was caught shoplifting at a local Target. When he was approached by store security, he ran out of the store and jumped into his vehicle and left the store. He noticed the security guards chase him to his car and realized that they probably had his license plate number. The next day he spoke to a police officer who told him that they they have him on video committing the crime and leaving the store and would be charging him with a Retail Theft. He wanted to know whether he would go to jail if he turned himself in...
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