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Risk of staying in jail much longer than otherwise

Covid19 pandemic has made life difficult for everyone. The social and economic activities suddenly came to a halt and now we are facing uncertain times in getting them back on track.

In these times, if someone gets an arrest warrant or is arrested, it puts him at even bigger risk. The social distancing in prisons is not easy and puts the inmates at bigger risk despite some extraordinary measures taken by authorities. With courts restricted to emergency hearings only, the arrested person carries the risk of staying in jail much longer than otherwise.

How courts are functioning during Coronavirus Pandemic

Some of New Jersey municipal courts reopened for remote proceedings in the last week of April, ending a month-long suspension imposed to stem the spread of the coronavirus. Individual matters can be conducted remotely with the consent of all parties.
The state Supreme Court further announced that the local courts could resume full sessions by video or phone on May 11. All jury trials and grand jury hearings, however, will remain suspended through May 31.

If you are arrested in New Jersey during the pandemic

The enforcement agencies are being encouraged to cite and release defendants wherever possible in order to reduce the local jail populations. Even prosecutors and judges are being more inclined to allow more defendants to stay out of jail while their case is pending. But you need to have right representation of your case by an experienced criminal defense attorney to stay out of jail and avoid health risks.

Contact a criminal defense attorney to stay out of jail

If you have been issued an arrest warrant or are arrested, call a criminal defense attorney immediately. An experienced criminal defence attorney shall protect your rights and can help you staying out of jail or get you out of it. For years Joel Silberman served as an Assistant Prosecutor with the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office. During this time Joel litigated hundreds of felony and juvenile cases and appeared before the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division on multiple occasions. He will give you best representation to avoid your arrest or get you out of jail.

Around the Clock Representation

Avoid health risk and a longer jail term. Call (201)-420-1913 for a free consultation immediately and highly qualified and devoted legal representation. Law enforcement never rests and neither do we. Immediately after retaining Joel Silberman you will receive a 24/7 dedicated line to contact him on.

Police officers across New Jersey have issued charges against several of residents and businesses for violating Gov. Murphy’s executive order requiring social distancing and the closure of non-essential businesses. The reports of violations are coming from all corners of the state.

Executive Orders to mitigate COVID-19 pandemic

Several executive orders have been issued in this regard. You can find the the executive orders at https://sherrill.house.gov/coronavirus/updates-governor-murphy.

The major executive orders requiring social distancing and the closure of non-essential businesses are as follows:

• 104 – Aggressive Social Distancing Measures to Mitigate Further Spread of COVID-19

https://nj.gov/infobank/eo/056murphy/pdf/EO-104.pdf

• 118 – Closing State and County Parks to Further Social Distancing

https://nj.gov/infobank/eo/056murphy/pdf/EO-118.pdf and

• 122 – Cease All Non-Essential Construction Projects and Imposes Additional Mitigation Requirements on Essential Retail Businesses and Industries to Limit the Spread of COVID-19

https://www.nj.gov/infobank/eo/056murphy/pdf/EO-122.pdf

Violation that have resulted into charging

The violations have resulted into warnings to citations and arrests. There have been several types of violations which have resulted in action by the Police. Some of them are listed below:

• attending a party inside of an AirBnb rental
• people gathering in an apartment not in line with social distancing practices
• ignoring police orders to disperse after loitering
• being combative with employees at a Stop & Shop after walking into the store without a mask
• coughing on an employee, resisting arrest and trying to spit on and bite police
• screaming obscenities and refusing to leave
• removing her mask “to blow on emergency medical technicians”
• lunging at a police officer, and then spatting at the officer
• told to wear a mask inside two New Jersey convenience stores and went berserk Saturday and was arrested
• for organizing a protest of the stay-at-home orders
• for yelling racial slurs related to the origin of the coronavirus at an Asian woman
• disorderly conduct at a closed local beach for reading a book on a lifeguard stand
• six men were cited for opening their local tennis and fitness club
• six people were cited for hosting a large backyard party of adults and children, where police found kids “playing in a bouncy castle” while a chef and two waiters readied a catered meal.

Arrested or charged for violating the order related to social distancing and the closure of non-essential businesses?

If you have been arrested or charged for violating the order related to social distancing and the closure of non-essential businesses in New Jersey, talk to a criminal defence attorney immediately.

The charges can result into imprisonment, fine or both. An experienced criminal defence attorney shall protect your rights and advise you suitably that may ensure full discharge or reduction in punishment.

Around the Clock Representation

Call 201-420-1913 for a free consultation immediately and highly qualified and devoted legal representation. Law enforcement never rests and neither do we. Immediately after retaining Joel Silberman you will receive a 24/7 dedicated line to contact him on.

A question was raised in case of the arrests of 15 men at the funeral of Rabbi Chaim Moshe Strulovics in Ocean County. On Apr 1, Police in Lakewood, N.J., had broken up a funeral at a synagogue, charging 15 men with violating Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive order banning large gatherings. The Rabbi had been tested for the novel coronavirus after coming in contact with a person who had the virus.
The New Jersey government is asking its people to forgo traditional religious ceremonies and abandon places of worship during the pandemic. But there have been many incidents in which either religious leaders or groups have defied bans on gatherings.
Fox News Channel’s Tucker Carlson had asked N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy on why he allowed arrests at religious services to be part of coronavirus quarantine enforcement.

“That’s above my pay grade, Tucker,” Gov. Phil Murphy replied. “I wasn’t thinking of the Bill of Rights when we did this. … We looked at all the data and the science and it says people have to stay away from each other. That is the best thing we can do to break the back of the curve of this virus, that leads to lower hospitalization and ultimately fatalities.” He added that people have to find a different way to worship.

Legal precedent

It should be noted that the prescribed restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic have not really been tested in the courts yet, it is unclear how the courts would rule if it comes before it for consideration.
In the past, Jacobson v Massachusetts, a 1905 US Supreme Court decision, raised questions about the power of state government to protect the public’s health and the Constitution’s protection of personal liberty. The US Supreme Court upheld the Cambridge, Mass, Board of Health’s authority to require vaccination against smallpox during a smallpox epidemic. The Court articulated the view – “… it was the duty of the constituted authorities primarily to keep in view the welfare, comfort, and safety of the many, and not permit the interests of the many to be subordinated to the wishes or convenience of the few.”

Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1449224/

In New Jersey, maybe in America or on the planet if we’re able to start getting back on our feet In an interview to a television channel, the Gov. Phil Murphy said, “I’ll be the happiest guy, if not on June one. But we’ve got to have broken the back of the virus. We’ve got to have that health care infrastructure in place. And we’ve got a plan that both works for us, for the region and for the country.”

He further told that the economic recovery would not happen unless it was on the back of a complete, strong healthcare recovery. He added that the “normal” may not be what Americans had known before.

He stressed that the states needed more financial help from the federal government in order to avoid raising tax rates and make up for lost revenue due to lockdown. Murphy estimated that New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and New Jersey will need about $150 billion from the federal government, and he said, “It needs to come urgently… We need a big slug of direct cash assistance from the feds.”