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Success in Court Today April 28, 2010

Posted by Jennifer L. Marshall, Esq. in Discussion.
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This morning I successfully got a drug possession charge against my client dismissed in Newark Municipal Court.  Like many cases in Newark, I was never provided with discovery for my client.

Lesson to be learned here is never let the State keep you hanging waiting for discovery.  You have a right to a speedy trial and to know what evidence they have against you.

I fight for my clients and I get results.

You Can Follow Me On Twitter April 27, 2010

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I have decided to branch out in the cyber world.  I have joined the world of Twitter.  If you’re into tweeting check my page out and become a follower.  You can find me at http://www.twitter.com/JLMarshall

“Somerset County Prosecutor Wayne J. Forrest Leaving Office” April 21, 2010

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It was announced today, that Somerset County Prosecutor Wayne J. Forrest is leaving his post as prosecutor.  Mr. Forrest was sworn in as the 22nd Prosecutor for Somerset County on December 19, 1997.  During his time as prosecutor he has done many things including establishing the first countywide Vehicular Homicide Task Force and Collision Analysis Reconstruction Team, the first Technology to Recover Abducted Kids System, the first countywide Dive-Rescue Team and a countywide Arson Investigation Task Force.

During Mr. Forrest’s term the prosecutor’s office can brag that it was the first in the State with the lowest backlog of pre-indictment cases and it is among the highest in the State in number of cases tried per year per assistant prosecutor.  Mr. Forrest also required that his prosecutors get more advanced training, so he instituted a monthly Continuing Legal Education Program.

Mr. Forrest has a lot to be proud of.  It was a career of many firsts and I am sure his legacy will live on.  No news yet on who is to replace him.

“$400,000 heroin bust in Middlesex and Somerset Counties” April 5, 2010

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21 adults and a teenager have been charged after a six-month investigation into heroin trafficking in Middlesex and Somerset counties. The seized more than 600 bricks of heroin with a street value between $400,000 and $450,000. Each brick contained 50 individual bags of heroin packaged for street distribution. Search warrants also netted smaller amounts of cocaine and marijuana as police arrested individuals from New Brunswick, Franklin, Elizabeth and other municipalities. Also seized were two handguns, ammunition, six automobiles and more than $40,000 in cash.

The individuals arrested face a variety of counts including conspiracy, possession and distribution of heroin. Bails range from $10,000 to $750,000 for defendants who are being held at the Middlesex County Adult Correction Center in North Brunswick.