Case Study: Client Avoids Criminal Record After Unlawful Arrest
Case Synopsis
Summary
A young client faced arrest after being stopped by law enforcement on dubious grounds, but thorough legal scrutiny and advocacy led by Mr. Rosenblum resulted in the dismissal of all charges, preventing the client from acquiring a criminal record.
Charge
Harassment & Possession of Firearm
Result
Dismissal of Charges
Case Attorney
Adam H. RosenblumCase Study:
In this case, our 18-year-old client was hanging out with a few of his friends in Newark. They were riding in a car down a street when they were suddenly pulled over by law enforcement, detained, then subsequently arrested. The ordeal lasted about an hour, during which everyone was subjected to a search of their person and the entire car. After some time under arrest, the officers on the scene charged them with harassment and possession of a firearm. The basis for their probable cause was a partial match of their car’s license plate.
Mr. Rosenblum handled the case personally. He reviewed all five officers’ affidavits of probable cause, over 6 hours of police body camera footage, and reached out to the county prosecutor to contest the validity of the stop as lacking the proper foundation. Shortly after that, the prosecutor agreed with Mr. Rosenblum’s position and subsequently dismissed all charges against our client — saving him the burden of having a criminal record.