Elizabeth NJ Criminal Attorneys Experienced criminal and municipal court attorneys in Elizabeth NJ are repeatedly asked the same question: If I plead guilty, will I be sent to jail? The answer to that question became a bit easier to answer on May 14, 2015 when the Appellate Division decision in State v. Toussaint was approved […]
Can a Defendant Have a Reasonable Expectation of Privacy in a Stolen Motor Vehicle?
Elizabeth NJ Criminal Attorney The New Jersey Appellate Division Weighs In! As an experienced Elizabeth NJ Criminal Attorney, you are continuously dealing with evidence seized from a motor vehicle. Most of the time, the vehicle involved is owned by the driver or the passenger. Sometimes the vehicle involved is stolen. Recently, the New Jersey Appellate […]
Elizabeth NJ Municipal Court Attorney: Civil Reservation
Elizabeth NJ Municipal Court Lawyers Elizabeth NJ Municipal Court attorneys are intimately familiar with civil reservations, in Municipal Court. For those who are not as familiar, a civil reservation is a request by a defendant to bar the use of a guilty plea, in the criminal or traffic matter, from being used as evidence in […]
The NJ Appellate Division Weighs in on Sentencing under N.J.S.A. 2C:40-26:
The State of New Jersey takes drinking and driving very seriously. If convicted of driving under the influence, drivers in New Jersey face large fines, annual insurance surcharges, loss of driving privileges, and possible jail time. In addition, the law provides for enhanced penalties if a defendant operates a motor vehicle in New Jersey, while […]
Drunk Driving Can Be More Than Just A Motor Vehicle Violation!
N.J.S.A. 2C:40-26 Mandates 180 Days in Jail! It is no surprise, to experienced drunk driving attorneys in Elizabeth NJ, that the State of New Jersey takes drinking and driving very seriously. What some experienced criminal attorneys in Elizabeth NJ may not know, and certainly many New Jersey drivers do not know, is that multiple drunk […]
New Supreme Court Decision on Drunk Driving: The “Step-Down” Provision
As drunk driving attorneys in Elizabeth NJ, Rispoli & Borneo keeps abreast of new rulings in Municipal Court matters. On December 17, 2014, the New Jersey Supreme Court decided State v. Revie, which required the Court to consider whether the “step-down” provision contained in N.J.S.A. 39:4-50(a)(3) can be relied upon by a defendant more than […]
Ray Rice’s Criminal Lawyer’s Plea Agreement And PTI Program
Over the past few weeks the NFL has been forced to deal with a number of issues concerning players who have run afoul of the law. One such player is the Baltimore Raven’s running back Ray Rice. He was recently charged with assaulting his then fiancé, in an elevator in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He […]
Drunk Driving Attorney in Elizabeth NJ
As a drunk driving attorney in Elizabeth, NJ, I often represent clients charged with a Driving Under the Influence of Drugs or Alcohol (N.J.S.A. 39:4-50(a)). Quite often, a client is approached by a police officer while parked on the side of the road or in a parking lot in Elizabeth, NJ. In this scenario, the […]