by Fred Sisto | Nov 20, 2015 | Blog, Criminal Law, Warrants
The seminal case on the issue of “staleness” in New Jersey is State v. Novembrino, 105 N.J. 95, 519 A.2d 820 (N.J., 1987). There, the police sought a search warrant through a sworn statement that was written in the present tense with regard to their evidence, but...
by Fred Sisto | Nov 16, 2015 | Blog, Criminal Law, Warrants
A common mis-conception among people charged with crimes is that there is no point in hiring the most capable attorney because they feel that the evidence against them is too strong to overcome. This is especially true of people that gave statements to the police in...
by Fred Sisto | Nov 10, 2015 | Blog, Criminal Law, Warrants
As mentioned in my blog regarding Ocean County’s law enforcement’s aggressive use of the obscure “anti-drug profiteering” statute, local law enforcement is also using New Jersey’s obscure money laundering statute as means to leverage guilty pleas and property...
by Fred Sisto | Nov 5, 2015 | Blog, Criminal Law, Drug Crime
Ocean County law enforcement is throwing the books at everyone and anyone caught selling drugs as a response to the increase in heroin related crime in the county. I say “books” because little-known laws are being applied to maximize fines and asset forfeiture, along...
by Fred Sisto | Oct 10, 2015 | Blog, Criminal Law, Know Your Rights
When involved in a criminal case, you will eventually have to choose between either having an attorney at your side or representing yourself. If you do choose to represent yourself (appear “pro se”), then you will have much more work ahead of you than just arguing...
