By Maynard & Sumner, LLC of Maynard & Sumner, LLC posted in Domestic Violence on Tuesday, August 14, 2012. Restraining orders were designed to be a civil remedy, and not a criminal punishment. A temporary restraining order (TRO) or a final restraining order (FRO) is issued or granted to protect the safety of the victim, not to penalize the alleged perpetrator. However, […]
By Maynard & Sumner, LLC of Maynard & Sumner, LLC posted in Juvenile Crimes on Friday, August 31, 2012. In August 28, 2012, the New Jersey Appellate Division determined that juveniles are entitled to a hearing before they are transferred from a juvenile correctional facility to an adult state prison. The issue at hand was whether juvenile adjudicated delinquent should receive the procedural […]
By Maynard & Sumner, LLC of Maynard & Sumner, LLC posted in Federal Criminal Defense on Thursday, August 23, 2012. Prosecutorial abuse has been a hot topic in the news in recent months. On August 21, 2012, the New York Times published an editorial article addressing one specific issue related to prosecutorial abuse, which is the Hyde Amendment of 1997. The Hyde Amendment […]
By Maynard & Sumner, LLC of Maynard & Sumner, LLC posted in Expungement on Tuesday, July 10, 2012. Prior to 2010, a person was required to wait ten years before he or she could expunge an indictable offense conviction and drug offenses consisting of over 25 grams of marijuana or 5 grams of hashish were ineligible for an expungement. In order to increase […]
By Maynard & Sumner, LLC of Maynard & Sumner, LLC posted in Violent Crimes on Thursday, June 28, 2012. In North Bergen, a 42-year-old man was arrested on allegations of sexually abusing a child. The child is reported to be 11-years-old and a family member. The Bergen County man was subsequently charged with sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child, and child […]
By Maynard & Sumner, LLC, posted in Sex Crimes on Monday, March 16, 2015. Last week, a Bergen County sex offender was arrested on new child sexual abuse charges. The registrant, a 41-year-old resident of Teaneck, New Jersey, was originally placed on Megan’s Law in 2009 in Passaic County. He was convicted of possession of child […]
On behalf of Maynard & Sumner, LLC posted in Criminal Defense on Friday, March 6, 2015. A New Jersey arrest can be more than a criminal proceeding if some of your property was seized in a raid and alleged to be contraband. Illegally owned weapons, drugs or stolen property are considered to be prima facie […]
By Maynard & Sumner, LLC, posted in Megan’s Law on Wednesday, March 11, 2015. In recent weeks, Curt Schilling, sports analyst and former pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, published a 1,900 word essay on his blog denouncing individuals who tweeted sexually explicit obscenities to his teenage daughter. The tweets came after Schilling announced his daughter’s acceptance […]
On behalf of Maynard & Sumner, LLC posted in Sex Crimes on Friday, February 20, 2015. A Maplewood, New Jersey, teacher is facing 40 felony counts of aggravated sexual assault as well as endangering the welfare of a child, according to a recent announcement by the Acting Essex County Prosecutor. The Caldwell woman, 35, was […]
On behalf of Maynard & Sumner, LLC posted in Sex Crimes on Thursday, April 2, 2015. A 49-year-old man is headed to a New Jersey prison for 17 years after being convicted of sexual assault of a minor female over a period of seven years. He was sentenced in New Brunswick Superior Court on March […]