On June 13, 1966, the Miranda Rights were established as a result of the arrest and trial of Ernesto Miranda in 1963. Miranda was arrested under the suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman in Phoenix. After the arrest, officers may have coerced a confession out of Miranda while interrogating him. This confession was used as […]
Your Rights During a Motor Vehicle Stop
If you are stopped by an officer in Ocean or Monmouth County and he/she asks if they can search your vehicle, do you know your rights? Do you know what happens next if you say no? Do you know if the officer has a right at any point to search your vehicle without your consent? […]
The Proper Protocol For Selling Your Firearm
There is a lot of red tape separating the citizens of New Jersey from firearms. However, this is not necessarily a negative aspect of the state’s government. New Jersey’s strict rules and guidelines have caused the state to rank in the top five in terms of safety and gun related deaths per capita. The laws […]
What to Do and What Not To Do When Pulled Over in Ocean or Monmouth County
It happens to the best of us. You’re driving along, you seem to get lost in your thoughts and before you know it, you see bright flashing lights behind you, sometimes accompanied by the loud BLOOP-BLOOP – a police officer is pulling you over. You immediately signal, hit the brakes, are start to pull off […]
When Will NJ Legalize Recreational Marijuana Use?
Since legalizing the recreational use and taxing the sales of marijuana, Colorado has seen an enormous growth in tax income. In just the first three months of 2015 alone, Colorado has collected over 7 million dollars for the state’s education system. After seeing how successful Colorado has been with the legalization of marijuana, the citizens […]
DUI Checkpoints (Part 2)
The closest the New Jersey Appellate Division or Supreme Court came to addressing the legality of DUI checkpoints was in the 2005 case of State v. Badessa, 185 N.J. 303. The issue before the Court was whether evidence gathered by the police after an unconstitutional motor vehicle stop should have been excluded in a prosecution […]
DUI Checkpoints (Part 1)
The case that remains controlling law in New Jersey regarding the legality of DUI checkpoints is the 1990 United State Supreme Court case of Michigan Department of State Police v. Sitz, 496 U.S. 444. There, a divided U.S. Supreme Court held that the State of Michigan’s sobriety checkpoint program was consistent with the Fourth Amendment […]
How the Bail Process Works
Hopefully you will never find yourself in this situation – but if you need to get out of jail after you have been arrested, then it is your right to know what to expect. Step 1: Booking After being placed under arrest, the suspect will be taken to the police station to be booked. The […]
Toms River—Increase in Drug Crime
There is no doubt that New Jersey is faced with a serious drug problem that is only intensifying. At first glance, the Garden State’s statistics can be misleading. In Ocean County, drug-overdose deaths fell from 121 in 2013 to only 86 in 2014. This might suggests drug crime and usage is decreasing. Or, it may […]
New Jersey State Police Using Facebook to Catch Criminals
Social media has completely changed the way our society functions daily. The movement toward this digital age began with the introduction of Facebook in 2004. In a little over 11 years, Facebook has gained 1.4 billion users worldwide. A staggering 47% of all people who use the Internet are on Facebook. Whether or not you […]
