Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. On January 19, 2015, at about noon, Long Branch Detective Joseph Spitale went to Chelsea Avenue and the railroad tracks on a report that “they were selling heroin.”During the investigation, Spitale was a passenger in an undercover police car accompanied by three other officers. Spitale saw…
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New Jersey Survivors Justice Act: Sentencing Reform for Abuse Victims
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In January 2026, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a pair of bills known as the Survivors Justice Act (S-4870/A-5968 and S-4871/A-5969). This landmark legislation, championed by Senator Angela V. McKnight, Senator M. Teresa Ruiz, and other lawmakers, amends the state’s criminal code to allow courts…