Legal Question in Criminal Law in New Jersey

If a person is jailed

If someone says that another person tried to run them over with a car and they have and the accused person has an alibi, is it possible for that person to be jailed on hear say. And if the person is jailed and held on 50,000 bail what should be the next step the accused person should take in order to prove that they are innocent if they can not afford a lawyer.


Asked on 10/03/06, 6:45 pm

3 Answers from Attorneys
Gary Moore Gary Moore Attorney At Law

Re: If a person is jailed

Normally, trying to run over someone with a car, intentionally, is characterized as attempted murder and/or aggravated assault. These are not charges which anyone should face without an attorney. If you have no funds for a lawyer, apply for a public defender. Some of them are rather good lawyers.

Gary Moore, Esquire

Hackensack, New Jersey

www.garymooreattorneyatlaw.com

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Answered on 10/03/06, 6:58 pm
Jef Henninger, Esq Law Offices of Jef Henninger, Esq.

Re: If a person is jailed

Our system is like a barbell system, its easy to get in to the system but its hard to convicted. So yeah, hearsay is all that is needed sometimes because sometimes that all you have. If you can't get an attorney, you're gonna have to get a public defender as Mr. Moore indicated.

Good luck!

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Answered on 10/03/06, 7:45 pm
Ronald Aronds Law Office of Ronald Aronds, LLC

Re: If a person is jailed

This is an extremely serious charge as indicated by the high bail the person has to post. The alibi is a defense that can be used at trial, but is not grounds for an immediated release of the person from jail. If the person cannot afford a private lawyer, then he should ask that the Public Defender's Office represent him.

Sincerely yours, -Ronald Aronds, Esq.-

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Answered on 10/04/06, 8:45 am


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