Receiving Stolen Property Lawyer Trenton

If you are charged with receiving stolen property in New Jersey, you could be faced with serious penalties, both criminal and financial. New Jersey law states that a person is guilty of theft if he or she knowingly receives or brings into New Jersey movable property of another knowing that it has been stolen, or believing that it is probably stolen.

If you are charged with Receiving Stolen Property, you will either face charges in Municipal Court or in Superior Court. Superior Court cases are significantly more serious, as these can carry jail sentences of years. Even though municipal court cases are not as serious, these can still carry jail sentences. This is exactly the reason it is important to hire the right attorney for your case.

A lawyer can mean the difference between serving jail time on a receiving stolen property charge and potentially having your case dismissed. Many times, police will charge you with a serious second, third, or fourth degree crime, but, once a lawyer is involved, the case is downgraded to municipal court. Having an attorney review the case and interact with prosecutors can only help you.

Even in cases where the charges are not downgraded to municipal court, your attorney can help you get a favorable result, such as Pre-Trial Intervention, where, after a period of time, you can have your charges Expunged.

While lawyers cannot guarantee results, having an attorney involved increases the chance you will receive downgraded charges, get into a pre-trial diversion program, or even have the charges dismissed.

Trenton Receiving Stolen Property Lawyer

The criminal defense lawyers at The Law Office of Greg Prosmushkin, P.C. have decades of experience in handling Criminal Defense cases, including receipt of stolen property cases specifically, and can review your case during our initial, cost-free consultation. Please call us today, so that we can review your case with no charge to you.

This content was written on behalf of Greg Prosmushkin.