Our Criminal Defense Team Includes A Former Edison Prosecutor Who Is Ready To Defend You
Harassment is a fairly common disorderly persons offense in Edison Municipal Court. This should not lull you, however, into thinking that this charge is something that can’t severely impact your life. A conviction for simple assault in Edison carries the potential for months in jail and other significant penalties so hiring the very best attorney you can find is crucial to your future.
We are Marshall Criminal Defense and have exactly what you need to avoid an Edison NJ simple assault charge. The exceptional qualifications of our team include:
- 15 attorneys that specialize exclusively in defending criminal charges like harassment
- Over 200 years of combined experience representing clients charged with offenses in Edison Municipal Court
- Former prosecutors that include Bill Wachowski, who served in Edison Township
- A former director in the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office
- Certified criminal trial attorneys
- Decades of success handling simple assault offenses
Our attorneys routinely appear in the municipal court of Edison New Jersey and are fully familiar with the Judges, prosecutors and other personnel in the venue. We also possess vast knowledge of the New Jersey harassment law and related domestic violence restraining order defense. To discuss the specifics of your harassment charge with a lawyer at the Edison Office, call 732-248-7675 anytime 24/7.
Edison Harassment Offense
The law that outlines a NJ harassment offense is N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4. This statute makes it a disorderly persons offense for someone to:
- Make or cause a communication anonymously, at extremely inconvenient hours, using offensively coarse language, or in any other manner likely to cause annoyance or alarm;
- Subject someone to striking, kicking, shoving, or offensive touching or threats to do so; or
- Engage in alarming conduct or repeated conduct intended to cause alarm or serious annoyance.
A violation of this law is typically a petty disorderly persons offense but can escalate to a fourth degree crime if the defendant was imprisoned or on probation or parole for an indictable crime at the time of commission of the offense.
Penalties For Harassment in Edison New Jersey
A conviction for harassment can result in imposition of a fine that can be as high as $1,000 and up to six (6) months in jail. Under the limited circumstance where harassment is committed by an individual who is in prison or on parole or probation, the charge is enhanced to a fourth degree crime. This variety of harassment cannot be heard in Edison Municipal Court as it represents an indictable crime. The offense must be transferred to the Middlesex County Superior Court for handling. The penalties for someone convicted of harassment at the Superior Court level in New Brunswick include a maximum fine of $10,000 and up to 18 months in state prison.
Edison NJ Harassment Defense Attorneys
The tendency is for individuals to view harassment as a petty offense that is not anything to worry about. This clearly is in error. Judges are not sympathetic when it comes to those who harass a co-worker, ex boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, or wife, or anyone else who intentionally tries to disrupt someone’s life with threats, or harassing telephone calls or texts. They typically do anything they can to stump out this conduct and insure that the wrongdoer is deterred from harassing any further. It is inadvisable to deal with the court and judge on your own as our Edison criminal defense lawyers have heard all too many horror stories over the years. Minimally, you deserve the benefit of a free consultation with a knowledge attorney so you know what you are up against when you walk into Edison Municipal Court. So call our attorneys for a review of the facts surrounding your case, as well as some helpful legal advice.
