In January 2017, New Jersey enacted one of the most sweeping bail reforms in the United States. Instead of making cash bail the norm, the new system requires courts to use a rubric to evaluate a defendant’s risk to the community and the risk that the defendant will fail to show up for trial. The result has been a greater number of people released without bail. A newly-filed case, however, argues that the change violated a defendant’s constitutional right to bail, according to a recent article in the Daily caller. The case centers around a fight between the defendant, a Dallas Cowboys fan, and another person, a Philadelphia Eagles fan, in a New Jersey bar. A New Jersey judge ordered that the defendant could be released from jail pending trial, but that he had to wear a GPS tracker. If bail were the norm in New Jersey, however, he would likely have been required to pay a set bail amount in cash, and would have been allowed to go home without the tracker. Attorneys for the defendant argue that the GPS tracker unfairly limits the defendant’s ability to move around, saying that he can’t even take his own son to baseball practice without setting off the tracker’s alarm system. They argue that the situation amounts to an unconstitutional imposition on the man’s right to move freely around the community on the presumption that he is innocent until proven guilty. At stake in the case is New Jersey’s new system for allowing people facing criminal charges to leave jail, work, and live in their own homes prior to a criminal conviction. The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office has said that they will vigorously defend the new law. If you’ve been charged with a crime in New Jersey, an experienced New Jersey criminal defense lawyer can help you fight the charges, protect your legal rights, and seek the best possible outcome in your case.
Never backing down from your fight
- Home
- »
- Criminal Defense
- »
- Bar Fight Over Football Puts New Jersey Bail Reform Front and Center
Bar Fight Over Football Puts New Jersey Bail Reform Front and Center
On Behalf of Garber Law, P.C. | Jul 12, 2017 | Criminal Defense
Recent Posts
- Justice After a Loved One’s Wrongful Death in NJ
- The Hidden Costs of Personal Injuries: How to Account for Emotional and Financial Losses in Your Claim
- Catastrophic Injuries in New Jersey: How to Seek Justice for Life-Altering Accidents
- Steps to Take if Insurance Denies Your Car Accident Claim
- Long – Term Effects of Traumatic Injuries: The True Costs of Brain and Spine Injuries
Archives
- April 2025
- March 2025
- February 2025
- January 2025
- December 2024
- November 2024
- October 2024
- September 2024
- August 2024
- July 2024
- June 2024
- May 2024
- March 2024
- February 2024
- January 2024
- December 2023
- November 2023
- October 2023
- September 2023
- August 2023
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- November 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- May 2015
Categories
- Car Accident
- Child Injury
- Construction Accidents
- Criminal Defense
- Drug Crime
- DUI / DWI
- Firm News
- Medical Malpractice
- Motor Vehicle Accident
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Pedestrian and Bicycle Accidents
- Personal Injury
- Police Brutality Injury
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- Sex Crime
- Slip & Fall Accident
- Traffic Offense
- Train Accident
- Truck Accident
- Workers' Compensation
- Wrongful Death