The StingRay, which is the size of a suitcase, essentially tricks nearby cellphones by acting like a cellphone tower and intercepting a phone’s signal. The devices can capture texts, calls, emails and other data.CreditU.S. Patent and Trademark Office, via Associated Press By Benjamin Mueller and Al Baker Nov. 15, 2017 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark.…
Cory Hutcheson, a former Missouri sheriff, was charged with using a private service to track people’s cellphones without court orders.CreditMississippi County Sheriff Office By Jennifer Valentino-DeVries May 10, 2018 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Thousands of jails and prisons across the United States use a company called Securus Technologies to provide and monitor calls to…
Submitted by professional license defense lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. We recognize our “‘limited role’ in the review of [Commission] decisions.” In re Stallworth, 208 N.J. 182, 194 (2011) (quoting Henry v. Rahway State Prison, 81 N.J. 571, 579 (1980)). “An appellate court affords a ‘strong presumption of reasonableness’ to an administrativeagency’s exercise of its statutorily delegated responsibilities.”…
What do I have to prove for any administrative appeal? Submitted by professional license defense lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. I have written numerous blogs on the subject in the past and outlined this very important issue. First of all, you have to understand any appeal of any action taken by any department of the state government proceeds…
If I ask my mom to get somebody to accept responsibility for a criminal charge and this was recorded on a jail find a used against me? Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark I have written prior blogs on this issue. Every phone conversation from the jail is recorded for administrative, safety and…
I slipped and fell at work and want to sue the landlord where I show up every day for work, am I able to do this? I fell on ice in the parking lot at my employer’s work site. Am I also able to sue the snowplow company so I should landscapers who shoveled the…
I applied for mandatory drug court in New Jersey and the prosecutor objected to my participation ruling that I was a “significant threat to the community”. I do not want to go to jail, have a drug problem and want to participate in drug court. How can I get into the program? Submitted by New…
Is there a difference between the legal requirement for “a permit to carry a weapon” in New Jersey and the legal requirements needed for first obtaining ‘a firearms purchasing ID card’ before possessing a weapon under the criminal code for convection? Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In this case the defendant was…
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In this case we discuss the Appellate Division’s ability to review any Administrate Law Judge’s decision. The case law on this issue is very clear, yet every once in a while, the court has to address this again. The case is about discipline/firing a state employee who appealed a disciplinary…