Legal Question in Criminal Law in New Jersey

What can he be sentenced to?

My son is a 15 years old juvenile and

has numerous charges of burglary and

robbery. He was involved in a robbery

yesterday but he called me from the

Youth House detention center telling

me he had nothing to do with this. The

victim that was robbed

described my son and said he had

punched him and stold 2 juices from

the grocery store. My son had nothing

to do with this but was arrested

because of previous records. Can a

public defender get him out of jail so i

can get him out of the country and

involved in a bootcamp in the

Dominican Republic or would I have to

hire a private attorney to have this

accomplished? The Union City police

department knows my son personally

and they seem to want the worst for my

son. They typed in false statements on

the criminal report. They have also

pressured him to say he is guilty of

things he never did promising him that

he won't be arrested and wont get in

trouble. How can I get my son out of

this mess. Can a public defender

enforce my plan of getting him out of

the country or would I need a private

attorney to act upon this?


Asked on 11/28/06, 2:10 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Jef Henninger, Esq Law Offices of Jef Henninger, Esq.

Re: What can he be sentenced to?

Given your son's history, it would be a challenge to get him out of the DC in the first place. I see it as impossible for a court to allow him to leave the country prior to the case being finished. Your best case scenario would be to work that into the sentence and even that would require a very liberal judge because NJ has no jurisdiction there and thus, no way to enforce their order that he go to bootcamp or do anything for that matter. If they do let him out, they would probably take his passport.

Given his history, I would strongly suggest getting him an attorney as this will have to go to trial. My initial consultations are always free, so call me at 732/247/3340 and we can discuss his case.

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Answered on 11/28/06, 2:53 pm
Gary Moore Gary Moore Attorney At Law

Re: What can he be sentenced to?

The public defender assigned to you son is probably quite capable of helping you to have the result you want. On the other hand a private attorney will probably be more able to

spend more time on your son's case.

Call me if you like.

Gary Moore, Esquire

Hackensack, New Jersey

www.garymooreattorneyatlaw.com

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Answered on 11/28/06, 3:18 pm


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