KNOW YOUR RIGHTS IN NEW JERSEY'S CRIMINAL COURT!

If this section of our website can only accomplish one thing, I want it to be this:  that it helped people charged with a crime in New Jersey know and understand their Constitutional rights. Why? Because in my opinion, these rights are the backbone of what it means to be Americans. These rights are what countless thousands of brave American men and women over the past two hundred plus years have worked, fought and died to preserve. They are their gifts to you and me. When we invoke them, we should do so proudly.

Here they are in a nutshell:

1. You have the right to a trial that is both speedy and public.

2. You have the right to make the State prove each and every element of each charge against you. If the State cannot do so, you have the right to have the charge in question dismissed.

3. You have the right to face and cross-examine each witness against you.

4. You have the right to present evidence on your own behalf

5. You have the right to testify on your own behalf, as well as the right to not testify. If you choose not to testify, it cannot be used as evidence of your guilt.

6. You have the right to be free from unreasonable searches or seizures of your person and your property.

7. You have the right to have evidence that was obtained as a result of an improper search or seizure to not be used against you by the State.

Mr. Barry would be pleased to discuss your matter with you over the telephone. You can call him at (732) 238-8686. Initial consultations are free. Visa and MasterCard are accepted.

Email: bbl@BowneBarryLaw.com