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STATE v. HENDRICKS — NEW JERSEY MURDER TRIAL — "NOT GUILTY" VERDICT

Criminal Lawyer, John Tumelty represented Helena Hendricks, who was charged with first degree murder in Atlantic County Superior Court. The defendant faced a number of additional charges, including armed robbery, conspiracy and possession of a handgun for an unlawful purpose. At the conclusion of a jury trial that lasted three weeks, the defendant was found "not guilty" of all charges.

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Announcing Our 3 Scholarship Finalists

Question:What Are Your Career Goals And How Will A College Degree Help You Achieve Those Goals? Priya Brahmbhatt – Absegami High School – Will Be Attending George Washington University Although I am a high school senior, I have a growing interest in the medical field and hope to achieve my goal of becoming a physician. I […]

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Issuance of Safety-Related Traffic Tickets on the Rise in NJ

You may no longer have to wait in those long lines at the inspection station to get your safety windshield sticker (those inspections were eliminated almost five years ago in New Jersey), but that doesn’t mean you can drive around with cracked tail lights and or a muffler that needs serious replacing. Just when the […]

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Facing a Murder Charge? Your Freedom is at Stake

Police in Jackson, New Jersey arrested 47-year-old Hector Calderon of Freehold for his alleged role in the homicide of Jackson resident Peyman Sanandaji. Police say the murder took place late at night on April 9. Authorities discovered Sanandaji’s body in a local restaurant that had long been closed. The incident left the community deeply shaken […]

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Hey, Those Drugs Aren’t Mine!

Even when they are caught “red-handed,” people charged with possession of illegal drugs seem to resort to a go-to response as cuffs are being put on them and their rights are being read to them. “You’ve got the wrong guy! Those drugs don’t belong to me!” In fact, police say this is one of the […]

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The Company You Keep: Senator Menendez to Use “Friends” Defense in Bribery Case

With friends like these, who needs enemies? It has now been more than two weeks since U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) was indicted on bribery charges which allege he traded political favors for luxury treatment from Florida optical surgeon Salomon Melgen. Facing eight counts of bribery that could net him serious fines and jail-time, the […]

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