NJ Law Talk – Page 3 – What happens in the first 24 hours after you are charged with a crime, can impact whether you are convicted or walk free…and what you don't know can hurt you. Ask questions, listen to the answers, and only then should you be making decisions about how to protect your freedom.

‘You break it, you bought it’ is just another way to say that ignorance of the law is not a defense. You are responsible to know the law.

26 Nov 201819 Jan 2022

Ignorance of the law is not a defense. An axiom of law says that 'a person acts at their own risk', which is just another way of saying that you are…

How to Talk to the Police When You Are Being Arrested? …DON’T! Unless you want to make the case against you stronger…

26 Nov 201819 Jan 2022

As a general rule I advise all of my NJ criminal defense clients that when you are under arrest, or under investigation for committing a criminal offense...STOP TALKING ABOUT WHAT…

Domestic Violence Related Contempt of Court Charges Survive the Dismissal of a DV Restraining Order.

25 Nov 201819 Jan 2022

Once a TRO is issued in NJ, any contact you have with the protected party is a violation of the Restraining Order and you will be charged with Criminal Contempt…

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25 Nov 20181 Jan 2019

The blog you are reading is the property of the Law Office of H. W. Bailey, LLC, a New Jersey criminal defense law practice located in Newark, N.J. Our office…