I was denied PTI! I want to appeal! How do I do it and how can I win?

What do you need to tell a judge, “Let me into PTI over the Prosecutor’s Objection!”  I need PTI so I do not loose my job! Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. ISSUES: The key to this case is the fact that the defense attorney presented as much information regarding his client’s current and past life…

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Have you recently been denied PTI by your county prosecutor’s office?

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Have you recently been denied PTI by your county prosecutor’s office? Send Hark & Hark your prosecutor’s PTI denial letter and we will see how we can help you!  Were are you summarily denied PTI without any explanation from the county prosecutors office or criminal case management?…

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Can I get into PTI for selling weed?

Did my lawyer do enough to try to get me into PTI? What are the factors to be considered to get me into PTI? If the prosecutor’s office rejects my application can I go before the Judge and ask him to allow me to get into PTI?   Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey…

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What You Need to Know About New Jersey’s Pretrial Intervention Program

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark New Jersey Criminal Lawyers NJ has adopted both a law and court rule to govern applications for this program. A full discussion of these guidelines is contained on this website at Pretrial Intervention. We felt that you might also want to consult the Court Rule that applies…

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Can I Appeal My PTI Denial?

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. New Jersey’s Appellate Division has recently decided a case which resulted in a rare reversal of a PTI denial.  In State v. Denman, the defendant, a former Scotch Plains police officer, appealed from his conviction for third-degree attempted misapplication of funds, N.J.S.A. 2C:21-15 and 2C:5-1. The defendant…

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Appeal of Denial to PTI Program – New Jersey DWI Law

Submitted by New Jersey DWI Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. This is a county prosecutor’s appeal of a trial court’s decision to overturn their denial of a defendant into their PTI program.  Defendant was charged with the 4th° offense of driving a motor vehicle while suspended for a second or subsequent violation of DWI. Recently the NJ…

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Have you been charged with a gun offense in New Jersey?

State v. Benjamin Appellate Division Decision decided September 2015 Have you been charged with a gun offense in New Jersey? Did your attorney apply for a Graves Act waiver and appealed the denial to the County Assignment Judge? What is the process? Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. New Jersey gun offenses are…

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