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Cases like the one I am about to describe highlight the need for good legal representation.

In State v. Samander S. Dabas , a case decided by the New Jersey Supreme Court on July 30, 2013, the Court held that a prosecutor’s office violated its post-indictment discovery obligations under Rule 3:13-3, when its investigator destroyed his notes of a two-hour pre-interview of defendant. The State’s error resulted in a reversal of the Defendant’s (Mr. Dabas) conviction.

Dear Ask the Attorney: My 21 year old son, back from college, was arrested over the holiday weekend while my husband and I were out of town.  He and a bunch of his old high-school friends threw a party without our knowledge at our house.  Apparently, around 10:30 pm the […]

On May 16, 2013, the Supreme Court of New Jersey decided State v. A.R., a case that required the Court to determine whether the use of video-recorded statements of a victim or defendant by a jury – in the jury room during deliberations – necessitated a new trial.

Dear Ask the Attorney: I was at a bar I hang out at a lot a couple of nights ago and drank a little too much.  This guy bumped into me hard, I pushed him back.  Someone threw a punch at me and I hit him back.  It was broken […]