There continue to be significant consequences stemming from the revelation that a New Jersey State Police lab technician faked evidence in a marijuana possession case. Now the NJ Supreme Court has assigned a special judge to deal with the anticipated challenges of previous drug convictions connected to the disgraced lab tech. Kamalkant Shah worked for […]
The NJ Supreme Court is set to decide an important question this year: How much discretion should local police departments be given when it comes to deciding whether to release documents under New Jersey public records laws? The case, North Jersey Media Group v. Lyndhurst, stems from a police shooting in Bergen County, NJ. A […]
The so-called “Portal to Hell” trial concluded with a Union Township man being convicted on two counts of attempted murder. The case generated a great deal of media attention and garnered national news headlines because the defendant claimed he committed the violent assault as part of a religious mission. The brutal attack occurred in January […]
A Jersey City NJ man has been charged with heroin distribution near a local school and a local library. According to law enforcement, the 32-year-old suspect, who lives on Randolph Avenue in Jersey City, NJ, was caught with a large amount of heroin while walking in the area of School 29. Since the suspect was […]
Hillside NJ police recently arrested a local man who allegedly had five pounds of marijuana inside his residence. According to authorities, the Hillside Police Department received a tip about illegal drug activity at the suspect’s home. Hillside NJ detectives then started an investigation into the suspect and eventually uncovered enough evidence to obtain a search […]
After an extensive investigation, authorities in Union County recently arrested three public works employees for the city of Linden, all of whom are now facing serious drug charges. The aforementioned investigation was conducted by members of the Union County Prosecutor’s Office’s Guns, Gangs, Drugs and Violent Crimes task force, as well as the narcotics division of the […]
In New Jersey, residents young and old who are otherwise law-abiding citizens, often become ensnared in the criminal justice system for low-level drug offenses, the most common of which is possession of under 50 grams of marijuana. When these instances occur, there are multiple ways to avoid a conviction. Barring an outright dismissal, first-time drug […]
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