You are driving through Atlantic City, Cape May County, or another part of South Jersey when you are pulled over for a traffic violation. As the officer approaches your window, you are told that they smell marijuana coming from the car. That can immediately raise a question: Does the smell of marijuana give police the […]

A fight during a night out at the Jersey Shore can leave you facing an assault charge even when you believe you were reacting to protect yourself. Maybe someone confronted you outside a bar, on the boardwalk, in a casino, at a party, or in a parking lot. Words were exchanged, someone pushed or swung […]

After a DWI arrest in New Jersey, you may remember sitting in a police station while officers completed paperwork or prepared the breath-testing equipment. You may now be looking at the Alcotest reading and wondering whether that number has already decided the case. Before administering an Alcotest, police must follow procedures intended to protect the […]

You leave an Atlantic City casino, restaurant, bar, or private gathering and realize that you should not drive home. You arrange for a friend, a rideshare driver, or a hotel shuttle to pick you up. While you wait, you sit in the driver’s seat with the engine running for heat, air conditioning, or to charge […]

Maybe you froze when an officer told you to put your hands behind your back. Maybe you pulled away because you were scared, confused, or trying to ask what was happening. Maybe you walked away, tensed up, questioned the arrest, or did not immediately follow instructions the way the officer expected. Now you are facing […]