Legal Question in Criminal Law in New Jersey

I have been arrested of second degree theft -- $191,000 - which has since been reduced by $48,000 due to the assistant prosecutor conducting interviews with auditors, accountants, etc. We have not provided any discovery. Assistant prosecutor has offered me the chance to testify in front of the grand jury. Should I do this?


Asked on 11/05/09, 9:30 am

4 Answers from Attorneys

Gary Moore Gary Moore Attorney At Law

At this point you should have an attorney. A theft of $75,000.00 or more is a second degree crime punishable by up to ten years in prison and has a presumption that any sentence will include a term in prison.

Usually appearing before a grand jury is not productive. The prosecutor will question you in the

presence of up to 23 grand jurors and your lawyer will not be allowed to be in the room. It can be

worthwhile under some limited circumstances, I would advise you to have an extensive discussion with an attorney before you make this decision.

Call me if you like.

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Answered on 11/10/09, 10:21 am
Robert Davies The Davies Law Firm, P.A.

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Answered on 11/10/09, 10:31 am
Jef Henninger, Esq Law Offices of Jef Henninger, Esq.

As Mr. Davies said, get a good criminal attorney as either you don't have one or you don't listen to him or her. Feel free to call me or any of the other attorneys here to discuss this. It sounds like this is a white collar crime. Check out whitecollarcrimenews.com

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Answered on 11/10/09, 5:19 pm
Ronald Aronds Law Office of Ronald Aronds, LLC

I would advise against it. Please contact me to discuss your case in more detail. I never charge for simply talking to a person about their case. Thank you.

Sincerely yours, -Ronald Aronds, Esq.-

www.njworkerscompensationlaw.com

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Answered on 11/13/09, 4:55 pm


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