ANTOINE GOLDET, GEORGE STEPTOE | JANUARY 28, 2016 | Jhon Sanchez served his time for sex offenses committed when he was 13. But he’s still not free. Inside the world of civil commitment. On the afternoon of Jhon Sanchez’s 18th birthday, three parole officers showed up at his home in West New York, NJ. Sanchez…
Continue reading ›State v. Logan Annotate this Case 244 N.J. Super. 137 (1990) 581 A.2d 909 THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF, v. JOHN LOGAN, DEFENDANT. Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division (Criminal), Union County. Decided July 5, 1990. *138 Regina Caulfield for plaintiff (Edmund J. Tucker, Acting Union County Prosecutor, attorney). Lorenzo Reid for defendant…
Continue reading ›2C:39-5 Unlawful possession of weapons. 2C:39-5. Unlawful possession of weapons. a. Machine guns. Any person who knowingly has in his possession a machine gun or any instrument or device adaptable for use as a machine gun, without being licensed to do so as provided in N.J.S.2C:58-5, is guilty of a crime of the second degree.…
Continue reading ›A New Jersey bill is now law that will create a statewide program to divert some people with certified mental illnesses who commit certain crimes into a special treatment program rather than sending them to prison. The prime sponsor of the legislation, New Jersey state Senate Majority Leader Teresa Ruiz, said this new law makes…
Continue reading ›New Initiative Continues the Murphy Administration’s Steadfast Commitment to Combatting Gun Violence TRENTON – Expanding on New Jersey’s nation-leading gun safety laws, Governor Phil Murphy today signed S3150, which establishes strict liability criminal penalties for gun traffickers when an illegally trafficked firearm provided by them is used in a crime that results in serious or…
Continue reading ›TAYLOR JUNG, SOCIAL JUSTICE WRITER | MAY 23, 2024 | Report prompts calls for action, as police accountability measures remain stalled in the Legislature The New Jersey State Police’s history of racial profiling, a decades-long injustice that’s been the focus of lawsuits, federal monitoring and legislative reviews is not over, a new state watchdog report…
Continue reading ›An Introduction to the Shift in Federal Sentencing The United States Sentencing Guidelines have long been the cornerstone of the federal criminal justice system, offering a systematic approach to sentencing. A notable recent change is the introduction of the Zero Point Offender Amendment. Effective November 2023, is the new USSG §4C1.1 amendment. This change is…
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