Legal Question in Criminal Law in New Jersey

Public Defender not returning calls

I am scheduled in court next wed

down in Virginia, I live in NJ. It is for

my preliminary hearing. I have been

trying to get ahold of my public

defender for the past 3 weeks and

she has not returned any of my

phone calls.

The office is closed on Monday due to

MLK day and am driving down to VA

on Tues. I am at my wits end about

what to do. I have not even given

this public defender my statement,

how the heck is she supposed to

defend me? I am pleading innocent,

the charges are absurd and false.

Can anyone here give me any insight

on what to do?


Asked on 1/20/08, 5:04 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Jef Henninger, Esq Law Offices of Jef Henninger, Esq.

Re: Public Defender not returning calls

If your matter is in Ocean County, send a copy of a letter to your PD with a copy to Frank Gonzales, the DPD at the Ocean Trial Region.

I know most of the PDs in Ocean and they are great people.

Have you met/spoke with a private attorney? Are you sure you can't hire one? Feel free to call me to discuss your case.

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Answered on 1/20/08, 5:17 pm


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