Criminal Laws

Have You Been Arrested For Eluding? Find Out What’s Going To Happen, The Penalties You Face & What A Pro Can Do To Help You

If you were operating a motor vehicle or vessel in New Jersey and received an order from a police officer to stop, you are obligated to obey that order.

Failure to do so is known as Eluding a Police Officer (sometimes referred to as evading or fleeing & eluding), and is a serious criminal matter.

Eluding Charges in New Jersey

As a base charge, fleeing and eluding the police is a Third Degree Crime that carries a potential sentence of between three and five years, though at the Third Degree level there is not a presumption of incarceration.

If the act of Eluding is deemed to have put another person at risk of death or injury, the charge is enhanced to a Second Degree Crime, where there is a very real chance you’ll be facing jail time.

What Are The Penalties If Convicted of Eluding Charges in NJ?

Penalties for Eluding at the level of a second degree crime are between 5 – 10 years in prison.

It’s extremely important that any enhanced charge of Eluding be reduced if possible.

This is why it is extremely important if you are facing charges for fleeing police in a motor vehicle in the state of New Jersey that you consult an experienced defense lawyer who can protect your rights in court.

Free Consultation With An Experienced Eluding Defense Lawyer In New Jersey

An experienced New Jersey criminal defense attorney can help protect you against the worst penalties you’re going to face.

And I’ve had a lot of success helping my clients beat this charge – or only having to face a lesser charge. I can help you.

If you or a family member has been arrested for fleeing & eluding the police in NJ, call Matthew Reisig today at 732-625-9661 for a free consultation with an experienced New Jersey Defense attorney.

Credit Card Theft (N.J.S.A. 2C:21-6) in New Jersey can take many forms. Most commonly, the charge simply reflects the allegation that you have taken someone else’s credit card without their consent.

Possession of more than two cards belonging to others, or credit cards issued to two other people, is considered a violation of the Credit Card Theft law.

Other ways to violate the Credit Card Theft statute include creating fake credit cards, selling credit cards that belong to others, or signing another person’s credit card.

Credit Card Theft is not prosecuted the way that most theft crimes in New Jersey are handled, in that the charge is not related to the monetary value of goods taken.

Credit Card Theft is a Fourth Degree Crime, comparable to a felony conviction, and carries a potential sentence of 18 months in prison, and a $10,000 fine.

These are serious charges that demand a serious defense. Attorney Matthew Reisig defends people all around New Jersey facing charges of Credit Card Theft.

Call 732-625-9661 today for a free consultation.

Surveillance cameras are “sold” to the people as safety features. We are told that cameras on street corners will somehow keep us safer. But crime and its response to cameras isn’t that simple. Still, the Star-Ledger reports that Orange will be the latest city to add several cameras in an effort to beat violent crime.

According to the report, the city will be installing cameras in city parks including Central Playground, Metcalf, Colgate, and Ropes. They say these parks have been the setting of recent shootings and violence and they hope cameras will cut into the crime spike that often happens during summer months.

Officials say the cameras will assist in investigations and deter crime in the region. The Star-Ledger points to neighboring East Orange where, they say, “cameras have proven to be a huge part” of crime reduction over the last decade.

While the media says crime plummeted in East Orange 71{74bbbd36a4df8b83bd1805c8c4f34bcc3063e84848f392c2fd8bb03fcdaa883e} from 2003 to 2011, there is no indication that cameras were the sole—or even a significant—factor in this decrease. As a matter of fact, crime across the country fell to record lows during this period regardless of camera use.

Some experts argue that putting cameras up may reduce crime in sight of the cameras but not in the city as a whole. Criminals will simply move down the block.

In addition to cameras the city of Orange will be posting signs in the parks, alerting citizens that crimes will be prosecuted to the “fullest extent of the law.” Also, community centers in the parks will bring in more positive activities, including youth events.

Crime is a problem, particularly when it occurs in parks that families frequent. Increased focus on these areas of high crime will hopefully reduce the incidence of violence and even deadly occurrences. But cameras may or may not play a role in this prevention.

The likelihood of you being caught on film committing a crime is relatively slim. And though it offers good evidence for the prosecution, it doesn’t necessarily mean you won’t be able to “beat” the charges against you.

If you are charged with a drug offense or a violent crime in New Jersey, contact our offices today to discuss how we might be able to help.

Bail is not a form of punishment, nor is it designed to reflect the presence of guilt. Instead, bail exists to ensure a defendant returns for future court dates. It’s an incentive to come back. However, a recent study from the Drug Policy Alliance (pdf) puts New Jersey bail practices to task and indicates the state may need some significant changes to ensure they aren’t creating a pauper’s prison. [Read more…] about New Study Makes Need for NJ Bail Reform Apparent

High crime rates sell newspapers. So, the fact that the New Jersey crime rate rising this year over last is being cited as major news is of little surprise. While the NJ State Police says crime overall is up 3{74bbbd36a4df8b83bd1805c8c4f34bcc3063e84848f392c2fd8bb03fcdaa883e} over last year, the crime rate, overall, has been falling for decades. Many people blame this recent spike on cop layoffs, particularly in Camden—the city known as the nation’s “most dangerous”. [Read more…] about Crime in NJ Up From Last Year, Still Down Historically