Definitions for Burglary and Related Offenses

Definitions for Burglary and Related Offenses

definitions for burglary and related offensesThese definitions for burglary and related offense apply to these terms, unless a different meaning plainly applies:

Structure means any building, room, ship, vessel, car, vehicle or airplane, and also means any place adapted for overnight accommodation of persons, or for carrying on business therein, whether or not a person is actually present.

Utility Company Property means property (1) owned by a public utility, as defined in R.S.48:2-13, or by a municipality, county, water district, authority or other public agency, and (2) used for the purpose of providing electric, gas or water utility service.
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Shoplifting, N.J.S.A. 2c:20-11

shoplifting, 2c20-11Police in Upper Township are looking for a man who they claim took merchandise but did not pay. Based on alleged video surveillance from a Cape May County Acme, workers reported the shoplifting, per nj dot com. The items allegedly include more than $570 in Red Bull, diapers and baby formula, per nj dot com. Additionally, cops believe the same suspect shoplifted more than $250 of Red Bull from a Marmora ShopRite, per nj dot com.
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Law, Policy, People, and Stop-and-Frisk

Stop and Frisk in Brownsville, Brooklyn:
Residents Question a Police Tactic

I have blogged about Donald Trump‘s support for the NYPD use of stop, question, and frisk as a national model. Please watch this 2010 report about the law, policy, people, and stop-and-frisk in Brownsville. Do cops issue tickets in part to make money for their municipalities? Will Trump adopt a stop-and-frisk policy for Muslims in order to create the national database he promised? When does public cynicism influence policy? To borrow the words of Benjamin Franklin, should Americans give up some of their liberty to get a little temporary safety? Read more


Definitions For Shoplifting in New Jersey

Definitions for Shoplifting

definitions for shoplifting, New Jersey, N.J.S.A. 2c:20-11These definitions for shoplifting apply to these terms:

Shopping cart means those push carts commonly provided by grocery stores, drug stores or other retail mercantile establishments for the use of the public in transporting commodities in stores and markets and, incidentally, from the stores to a place outside the store.

Store or other retail mercantile establishment means a place where merchandise is displayed, held, stored or sold or offered to the public for sale.
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The Right To Be Left Alone v. Stop and Frisk

“Stop and Frisk” As National Policy?

State and federal law protect individuals from unreasonable government intrusion. Thus, “stop and frisk” is an exception to the law, not the general rule. The no-nonsense tough-talk appearance of a national stop and frisk policy might appeal to some people. But the right to be left alone is more important—and that’s no bull! It is the law. Consequently, judges, prosecutors, and defense lawyers take it seriously. Read more


The Second Amendment and Gun Control

Affirming the Right to Keep and Bear Arms

As 2016 draws to a close, one cannot help but languish in the memory of all those who died this year. Sadly, United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is among them. Among his many contributions to American society, Justice Scalia stood firmly for the right to keep and bear arms under the Constitution. With the Second Amendment on my mind, this post juxtaposes this constitutional right with New Jersey law, which favors gun control. Read more


Theft By Unlawful Taking, N.J.S.A. 2c:20-3

poinsettiasThis Christmas, a Gloucester County woman gave her boyfriend the gift of theft by unlawful taking charges, per the news. He will probably reciprocate by renewing his online dating profile. But anything is possible.

On Christmas Eve, she reported numerous gifts stolen from her vehicle to Williamstown police. Additionally, she told the cops the new gifts had disappeared sometime in the middle of the night. Furthermore, all the items came from the same store and included gifts for her child, per the media.

Subsequently, the cops charged the boyfriend with theft by unlawful taking. He allegedly removed the items from Read more


Definitions for Theft and Related Offenses

Definitions for TheftThis post provides definitions for theft and related offenses under New Jersey law, unless a different meaning plainly applies.

Deprive means: (1) to withhold or cause to be withheld property of another permanently or for so extended a period as to appropriate a substantial portion of its economic value, or with purpose to restore only upon payment of reward or other compensation; or (2) to dispose or cause disposal of the property so as to make it unlikely that the owner will recover it.

Fiduciary means an executor, general administrator of an intestate, administrator with the will annexed, substituted administrator, Read more


Methamphetamine Distribution, N.J.S.A. 2c:35-5

Methamphetamine Distribution, N.J.S.A. 2c:35-5, Crank, Crystal, Crystal Glass, Crystal Meth, Christina, Tina, Cris, Cristy, Chalk, Chalk Dust, Meth, Ice, Speed, Geep, Getter, Getgo, Go Fast, G, Trash, Garbage, Wash, White Cross, White Crunch, Hanyak, Hironpon, Hiropon, Hot Ice, Super Ice, Batu, Kaksonjae, LA Glass, LA Ice, Ice Cream, Quartz, Chunky Love, Cookies, Cotton Candy, Dunk, Gak, Go-Go Juice, Junk, No Doze, Pookie, Rocket Fuel, Scooby Snax, Get Geared Up, Go Fast, Crankster Gangster, Chicken Flippin’, Hot Rolling, Hot Railing, Lithium Scabs, Fried, Foiled, Meth Monster, Tweaker, Meth Head, Speed Freak, Tweaked, Twacked, All Tweakened Long, Wooop Chicken, Zoomin, Getting Glassed, Box Labs, Scattered, Spun, Spun Out, Biker Coffee, Croak, Shabu, Hugs & Kisses, P & P, Party & Play,Twisters, Fire, Mexican Speed BallsThis month Middle Township police charged a pair with methamphetamine distribution, per the news. In addition to the suspected meth, the cops seized alleged cocaine and marijuana. But nj dot com did not report how much of each. Furthermore, the news site did not report if the cops charged them for the alleged cocaine and marijuana. This is one example of why the news can be read with skepticism. If the cops found marijuana and cocaine, it makes no sense for the State to decline to charge for these substances. And if the cops did not find these substances, then Read more