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Cases like the one I am about to describe highlight the need for good legal representation.

In State v. Samander S. Dabas , a case decided by the New Jersey Supreme Court on July 30, 2013, the Court held that a prosecutor’s office violated its post-indictment discovery obligations under Rule 3:13-3, when its investigator destroyed his notes of a two-hour pre-interview of defendant. The State’s error resulted in a reversal of the Defendant’s (Mr. Dabas) conviction.

On June 17, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Salinas v. Texas, a case involving the Fifth Amendment and “Miranda” rights that has sent ripples across the internet, albeit, because many people simply do not understand what Miranda is – and what is it not. For example, a Slate Magazine article mentions “the Supreme Court held that you remain silent at your peril.” A Cato Institute article calls the decision a “bad day for the Bill of Rights”. These articles are, in a word, overreactions.

Dear Ask the Attorney: My husband is incredibly angry that I asked for a divorce.  Before he moved out he went on a rampage and destroyed our things.  Now he is threatening to take the children away and that I will never see them again.  I wouldn’t put it past […]

Dear Ask the Attorney: My 21 year old son, back from college, was arrested over the holiday weekend while my husband and I were out of town.  He and a bunch of his old high-school friends threw a party without our knowledge at our house.  Apparently, around 10:30 pm the […]