by Fred Sisto | Apr 10, 2015 | Blog, Criminal Law, Jail Time and Probation, News
I contested a motion to suppress physical evidence in the case of State v. Xiomara Gonzales from January through May of 2011. After the trial court denied my motion, an appeal was taken. On April 6, 2015, the appellate division reversed the trial court’s...
by Fred Sisto | Apr 16, 2014 | Blog, Criminal Law, Drug Crime, Marijuana
As a criminal defense attorney who handles numerous marijuana cases, I get a lot of calls and questions from people wanting to know about New Jersey’s medical marijuana laws. Since I have not yet dealt with a New Jersey case where medical marijuana was a...
by Fred Sisto | Mar 4, 2014 | Blog, Criminal Law, Legal Procedures
The use of wiretapping in Ocean and Monmouth counties of New Jersey was relatively rare until about seven years ago. Their use has gained considerable traction since then. One superior court judge who was assigned his first wire case four years ago remarked at our...
by Fred Sisto | Feb 14, 2014 | Blog, Criminal Law, Legal Procedures, Warrants
The recent articles regarding the arrest of 31 individuals in the culmination of “Operation Dead End” in Monmouth County highlights the importance of choosing an attorney with experience in successfully handling wiretap cases. This statement may be puzzling given...
by Fred Sisto | Jan 15, 2014 | Blog, Criminal Law, Drug Crime
The current heroin epidemic in our area highlights how the law defines a person who distributes (the “drug dealers”) as opposed to a person who is a user that is merely sharing a drug. Sharing Drugs While the law does purport to make an exception for those...
