Year: 2021

What to do about Criminal and Motor Vehicle Charges after being Pulled over in NJ A significant number of criminal cases in New Jersey stem from what can only be classified as a routine traffic stop. The vast majority of the criminal charges that stem from a traffic stop derive from a search of the motor vehicle, […]

Need a Restraining Order Removed in New Jersey Keith Oliver Criminal Law was able to help one of our client’s vacate a final restraining order that was entered against him some years ago in Somerset County. Unlike so many other State’s in the Country, Final Restraining Orders in New Jersey never expire. In other words, unless the […]

If you’ve been accused of a violent crime, New Jersey’s No Early Release Act (NERA) could affect your sentence. Under this law, certain violent crime sentences include a long period of mandatory prison time before you can even be considered for parole. Learning how NERA works can help you understand what’s at stake before you […]

Facing a Strangulation Charge in Somerset County Domestic violence is by far one of the more underreported crimes in the Country and New Jersey is no exception. They also tend to be some of the more difficult type of cases for prosecutor’s to prove beyond a reasonable doubt in court. As a result, there has […]

The team of defense attorneys at Keith Oliver Criminal Law was able to secure a dismissal for one of our clients following a three year legal battle. Our client was arrested and charged with a slue of offenses, including two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon, two counts of possession of a weapon for unlawful […]

How Do I Obtain a Firearms Purchasers Identification Card in NJ? Although the Second Amendment allows for citizens to bear arms, the individual states have the authority to determine not only who can possess a firearm, but the procedure they must go through before they can lawfully own one. It should be no surprise that New Jersey […]

Accused of Strangulation in Monmouth County Over the last decade, domestic violence allegations as a whole have been the center of a lot of attention of the legislature in New Jersey. Regardless of whether the allegations were of an assault, stalking, harassment, cyber-harassment or terroristic threats, they have routinely been underreported and as a result, under-prosecuted. Over the years, the […]

What You Need to Know about Temporary and Final Restraining Orders Being served with a temporary restraining order is not something to take lightly in New Jersey. All too often we hear from prospective client’s “I could careless if a Final Restraining Order is imposed, I don’t ever want to speak to them again”. The ramifications of […]

Can a Juvenile be Prosecuted as an Adult in NJ? The New Jersey criminal justice systems allows the prosecution to seek a waiver of jurisdiction of a juvenile delinquency case. Typically speaking, the prosecution would be seeking to waive up the juvenile’s criminal case from the Superior Court, Chancery Division, Family Part to the Superior Court, […]

Are DUI’s Considered Criminal Offenses in NJ? Under New Jersey law, driving while intoxicated (DWI) offenses are categorized as traffic offenses. In other words, anyone convicted of a DWI in New Jersey will not be scarred with a permanent criminal record. This is contrary to most other states throughout the Country. With that being said, there are […]