NJ Criminal Podcast

NJ Criminal Podcast

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NJ Criminal Podcast episodes

  • Ross Gigliotti NJ Marijuana DWI

    Ross Gigliotti has a reputation in the legal community as a skillful criminal and DWI trial attorney.

    In this episode Meg and Ross discuss the recent legalization of marijuana in NJ and how that impacts the prosecution and defense of DWIs. Ross can be reached online at courtroomsharks.com or by calling 844-SHARK-911.

    45 min
  • NJ Attorney Rob Johnson

    In this episode our host sits with former Cape May County First Assistant Prosecutor, and New Jersey criminal law expert, Rob Johnson. 

    Rob has three decades of front line experience. ⚖️ Enjoy the NJ Criminal Podcast with Meg McCormick Hoerner.


    32 min
  • NJ Legal News 📰 5-16-21

    You can follow and subscribe at NJCriminalPodcast.com


    In this episode Meg McCormick Hoerner recaps the recent mayhem and changes to the criminal justice process in New Jersey.

    11 min
  • Recent NJ Supreme Court Cases with Jeff Horn

    In this (long-awaited) episode we have audio of a recent conversation with Jeff Horn of the Bold Sidebar Podcast. Jeff is a family law attorney. 


    You can follow Jeff's podcast, The Bold Sidebar, on all the major podcast players.  Simply query "bold sidebar podcast". 

    Follow Meg: http://HoernerLaw.com

    https://facebook.com/hoernerlaw
    http://twitter.com/LawHoerner

    49 min
  • p1 - What is Qualified Immunity? Can Police be Charged Criminally?

    MEG'S EPISODE NOTES:

    Monday 6/15/2020 – US Supreme Court declined to hear 8 cases involving qualified immunity - – 7 of which involved police accused of excessive force / misconduct – 6 of the 7 involved plaintiff’s suing police and lower courts protected officers by saying qualified immunity applied   2 ways a case gets to the US Supreme Court 

    1. Original Jurisdiction – cases between two states / cases involving ambassadors / public ministers

    2. Appellate Jurisdiction – cases on appeal from lower courts
    a. Litigants ask them – file a writ of certiorari (ser shee or rare ee) “grant cert”
    b. 4 of the 9 justices must vote to hear it
    c. Only agrees to hear 100-150 of the more than 7000 cases it is asked to review each year  

    Court basically said we won’t even hear this case.  We won’t even consider it.  
    Justice Clarence Thomas disagreed – wrote a 6 page dissent in one of the cases involving a guy in Tennessee who was bit by a police dog and who said he had put his hands up in surrender   

    Justice Thomas said he continues to have “strong doubts” about the qualified immunity doctrine and he would grant the petition for cert No relief = No accountability Scales of justice unbalanced If SCOTUS won’t revisit – Congress should  

    NEXT PODCAST  What rights do you have when protesting??  If police aren’t accountable, how can you protect yourself from criminal charges or worse yet – physical harm?

    As an adjunct instructor at Rowan University and former instructor at both the Cape May and Vineland police academies, she has a passion for sharing information about the law in NJ.   


    Follow Meg: http://HoernerLaw.com
    https://facebook.com/hoernerlaw
    http://twitter.com/LawHoerner

    18 min
  • p2 - What are your rights as a protestor?

    MEG NOTES

    What rights do you have when you’re protesting?? 

    If police aren’t accountable, how can you protect yourself from criminal charges or worse yet – physical harm?

    1.Can you protest?

    Absolutely

    2.Where can you protest?

    Public (Streets, Sidewalks, Parks)
    If on private property could be charged with trespass
    Can’t block vehicle or pedestrian traffic

    3. Can you use cell phone / other device to record?

    Public property – YES - Can photograph / video
    Police can’t seize and/or search cell phones without a warrant
    Use care - Audio – Wiretap laws (NJ – only record audio if party to conversation)

    4. Can police interact with the public?:

    -A. Police have a duty to protect the Constitutional rights of individuals
        a. 1st Amendment right - Peaceably assemble
    -B. Field Inquiry: Police always have the right to approach someone and ask then if they would be willing to answer questions with zero level of suspicion
        a. Individual under no obligation to answer questions
    -C. Stop / Investigative Detention: RAS person has committed a crime (ex. marijuana smell)
        a. No right to Miranda
        b. Pat down for safety if RAS armed and dangerous (example don’t remove hands from pockets / furtive movement and then lie about it) (not a search)
             i. PC for weapon / contraband (search)
    -D. Arrest: Probable Cause
        a. Search Incident to Arrest

    5. What if you are stopped and/or that stop escalates to an arrest?

    Am I free to leave?
    Don’t argue
    Don’t resist
    If under arrest:
    Ask why
    Don’t argue
    Don’t resist- even if you believe arrest is unlawful!! (Obstruction)
    Remain silent
    Ask for a lawyer
    Don’t consent to any searches or anything
    -If you feel rights are being violated – take note of officer name / badge number
    -not all officers wear BWCs / have MVRs

    6. What DOESN’T the First Amendment protect:

    Trespass on private property
    Disorderly conduct
    Hindering apprehension /OBSTRUCTION
    Excessive noise
    Looting
    Violence
    Resisting arrest
    Assault on officers

    7. When can police use force?

    Officers trained on de-escalating situations and using least amount of force
    Oftentimes this doesn’t happen and force escalates
    Use of force continuum:
    Constructive Authority (ex. Issues commands)
    Physical contact (ex. Hand on arm)
    Physical force (ex. Wrestling suspect to the ground)
    Mechanical force (ex. Use of baton, canine, chemical spray)
    Lethal – to protect officer or another from death or serious bodily harm

    Conclusion: Important to know and assert your Constitutional Rights – oftentimes as important, if not more important, to know the Limitations on those Rights to protect yourself from criminal charges and worse yet - physical harm

    17 min
  • Post Pandemic Plan: COVID-19 NJ Judicial Orders - June 10th and 11th

    COVID-19 NJ Courts 2020 Post-Pandemic Plan 

    • Transition from Phase 1 (Remote Operations) to 
    • Phase 2 (Limited On-site Presence and In-Person Court Events

      • Meg is the former Chief Assistant Prosecutor for the County of Cape May, New Jersey.  

      🚑 

      As an adjunct instructor at Rowan University and former instructor at both the Cape May and Vineland police academies, she has a passion for sharing information about the law in NJ.   -The New Jersey judicial system is doing a good job of moving forward via technology. 🚓 -So far:  Twelve-thousand criminal trial proceedings with eighteen-thousand participants.   -What are the conflicts we are facing between problem solving and the Constitution?  -For sure we'll be flirting with speedy-trial rights and requirements to bring charges in 180 days.   

      Related videos: https://youtu.be/t87KR6k48Z4 https://youtu.be/KDhz20GmEac  

      Follow Meg: 💻 http://HoernerLaw.com 

      https://facebook.com/hoernerlaw 

      http://twitter.com/LawHoerner

      12 min
    • Does COVID19 Qualify as Change of Circumstance in New Jersey

      Covid-19 affecting Pre-trial Release in the New Jersey criminal justice system.

      Meg is the former Chief Assistant Prosecutor for the County of Cape May, New Jersey. She's spent the last two years as a criminal defense attorney, and offers her unedited thoughts on

      -Does COVID19 count as change of circumstance in pretrial motions?

      -Weighing COVID19 with other factors overall in pretrial release.

      -North Jersey vs South Jersey rate of inmate infection

      As an adjunct instructor at Rowan University and former instructor at both the Cape May and Vineland police academies, she has a passion for sharing information about the law in NJ.

      -The New Jersey judicial system is effectively shut down until April 26th.  Though, the date is most likely meaningless in terms of re-opening the courts.  -What are the conflicts we are facing between problem solving and the Constitution?

      -What are the criteria of prisoner release in NJ?

      -Covid-19 in New Jersey prisons and jails.

      -Due-process and a speedy trial.

      Follow Meg: http://HoernerLaw.com

      https://facebook.com/hoernerlaw

      http://twitter.com/LawHoerner

      9 min

    About NJ Criminal Podcast

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    Welcome to New Jersey's favorite law podcast. NJ Criminal Podcast is the soapbox and megaphone for legal / lawyer / law-firm podcasting. Join us for NJ law discussions, series, and history. The best place to listen/watch is NJCriminalPodcast.com, where episodes are available by topic, guest, or chronologically.