| GRAND JURY CHALLENGES |
| Any person has standing to challenge persons who are summoned to be members of a grand jury. The challenge must be made before the grand jury is selected. The person may challenge the entire grand jury or may challenge an individual grand juror. More... |
| Preliminary Criminal Proceedings |
| After a defendant has been arrested and may have been released, he or she is required to appear for an arraignment. An arraignment is a court appearance in which defendant is brought before a judge or magistrate and apprised of the charges lodged against him or her. Ordinarily with respect to a misdemeanor offense, the defendant will only be arraigned once. However, with a felony offense, the defendant may be arraigned more than once if the offense is changed from the offense listed in the initial accusatory instrument.More... |
| PAROLE |
| Parole is the early release of a prisoner from incarceration. Parole is discretionary and is usually subject to certain conditions. Parole is not a commutation or a change in a prisoner's sentence. It is also not an act of clemency.More... |
| COMMUTATION OF SENTENCE |
| A commutation of sentence is the reduction of a defendant's sentence by a state's governor. It is a form of clemency. A commutation does not remove any legal disabilities of the defendant's conviction. It only has the effect of reducing the defendant's original sentence. A commutation has no effect on the defendant's guilt.More... |
| BRIBERY |
| A person commits the offense of bribery when he or she intentionally or knowingly offers to another person or solicits or accepts from another person any benefit in consideration of his or her decision, vote, or exercise of discretion as a public servant, a political party official, or a voter. More... |
Carl M. IppolitoServing the legal needs of Mercer County and Hunterton County, New Jersey, and Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
