Failure to disclose evidence that could help a defendant (a Brady Violation) can alter the criminal case against you by possibly having the charges dismissed or having a conviction overturned. A Brady Violation also means that you probably have a Civil Rights Action against any police officers, prosecutors and anyone who withheld the exculpatory evidence… More
Category Archives: Civil Rights
Disclosing Exculpatory Criminal Evidence in New Jersey and Pennsylvania
What is Exculpatory Evidence? Evidence in criminal cases falls into three categories Evidence that will help show a defendant is innocent of the charges against him Evidence that will help show a defendant is guilty of the charges against him Evidence that neither helps show innocence nor guilt The first type of criminal evidence, evidence… More
Typical Defendants in Civil Rights Cases
Civil Rights actions in New Jersey and Pennsylvania and across the United States require being able to show that the person who did the “wrong” acted under color of federal or state law and that, at some level and some degree, the person acted in an official governmental capacity. Police officers and wardens are hired… More
Police or Prosecutorial Misconduct – The Need to Show a Constitutional Right was Violated
Police or Prosecutorial Misconduct – The Need to Show a Constitutional Right was Violated Civil Rights Act – Section 1983 The federal law for bringing Civil Rights Act Violations is written in Title 42 of the US Code under Section 1983. The main elements needed to prove a 1983 claim are: That the person who did… More
We’ll Fight to Get Compensation and Justice for a False Arrest or False Imprisonment
The New Jersey law office of Begelman & Orlow has experience pursuing state and federal Civil Rights claims for false arrest. Local, state and federal police know they have to follow the law before they can arrest someone. That’s why there are laws and statutes and court decisions – to make sure that in a… More
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