Legal Question in Criminal Law in New Jersey

I'm 20 years old currently living in Manasquan, NJ and last night the police came to a party at my home. The party was winding down at the time and officers pretty much just carded everyone at the house to make sure they were over 18 (everyone was) and left me with a supplying alcoholic beverages to minors ticket (2C:33-17a) . The thing is the party was BYOB so I did not supply anybody with anything (nor do I have the means to do so, being 20), the officers did not breathalyze anyone and there were more sober drivers left at the house than people drinking. The ticket comes with a mandatory court appearance and I plan on trying to get the ticket dropped/reduced as much as possible. What would be my best approach to the situation?


Asked on 11/28/10, 10:58 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Ronald Aronds Law Office of Ronald Aronds, LLC

Probably the only way to get the charge dismissed is to take the case to trial and then win it. The prosecutor usually doesn't just dismiss charges like this, and he may not even listen to what you have to say anyway. My advice is to hire a lawyer to help you try the case. Please call me to duscuss this in more detail. I never charge for simply talking to a person about their situation. Thank you.

Sincerely yours, -Ronald Aronds, Esq.-

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Answered on 12/03/10, 1:59 pm


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