New PTI Guidelines for New Jersey

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Pretrial Intervention is, prior to these modifications, a first time offenders alternative disposition program aimed at non-violent non-weapons offense first time offenders that enabled defendants access to a non-jail probationary period up to 36 months.   If a defendant successfully completes the probationary period without any new…

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New Jersey RULE 3:28. Pretrial Intervention Programs

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark State vs. A.S. Here is a brief review of the PTI standard and law governing the Prosecutor’s PTI program in New Jersey New Jersey’s PTI program is governed by N.J.S.A. 2C:43-12 and the Supreme Court’s guidelines for implementation, set forth in Rule 3:28. Generally, individuals with no…

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Discharge from PTI (New Jersey’s Pre-Trial Intervention Program)

State v. A.S., App. Div.   (Approved for Publication February 26, 2016) Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In this case the defendant was initially accepted into New Jersey’s Pre-Trial Intervention Program;  a first offenders rehabilitation program/probation program accessible to those who have no prior criminal record and are charged with 3rd or 4th degree non…

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