Dear Ask the Attorney: A few months ago my husband hit me in front of our children. He immediately apologized but I have asked him to move out. Now, he is being verbally abusive while he takes his time packing his stuff. I know I should have called the police […]
As a backdrop, it is important to understand that under N.J.S.A. 2C:25-28(j) (a section of the Domestic Violence Law) a court may order “the search for and seizure of any such weapon at any location [it] has reasonable cause to believe the weapon is located.”
Dear Ask the Attorney: My 18 year old son was a passenger in a car with 3 other boys when it was pulled over for speeding. In the back seat was a case of beer and a half a pint of vodka. The three other boys are all underage as […]
The facts are as follows: The then eighteen-year-old defendant, Ms. Lenihan, was driving her 1999 Hyundai southbound on Route 519 in Hampton Township, with her sixteen year-old friend, K.G., in the front passenger seat. Defendant lost control of the vehicle and it veered to the right, crossing the shoulder of the road, striking the guardrail head-on. Both defendant and K.G. were seriously injured and transported to a local hospital. K.G. died the following day.