Edison criminal defense attorney defends charges for criminal offenses | DWI-DUI | Traffic violations.
Stephen A. Gravatt, Esq.
Attorney-at-Law
565 NJ 35
Middletown, New Jersey 07748
(732)-337-7922
Email: pipking@comcast.net
Edison Township Municipal Court is located at 100 Municipal Boulevard, ground floor, Edison, New Jersey 08817. The Court’s telephone number is (732)-248-7328. The fax number is (732)-287-0743. The Court Administrator is Kelly Sommer, CMCA. The Assistant Court Administrator is Vaness Tovar. The Judges are Hon. Gary Price, J.M.C., Chief Judge and Hon. Parag Patel, J.M.C. and Hon. Mary Casey, J.M.C.. The Prosecutors are Frances Womack, III, Municipal Prosecutor, and David Spevack, Municipal Prosecutor and Danielle Lozito, Municipal Prosecutor. The Court is open from 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.. Sessions are held on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays at 9:00 A.M. and on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 6:30 P.M..
Stephen A. Gravatt, Esq., has been defending clients charged with the following criminal offenses in Edison since 1988.
DISORDERLY PERSONS OFFENSES
CDS-DRUG-MARIJUANA POSSESSION N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10(a)
CDS-DRUG-MARIJUANA PARAPHERNALIA N.J.S.A. 2C:36-2 AND 36-6
OBSTRUCTION OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF LAW N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1
RESISTING ARREST-ELUDING POLICE N.J.S.A. 2C:29-2
HINDERING APPREHENSION N.J.S.A. 2C:29-3
WEAPONS N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4, 5
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF N.J.S.A. 2C: 17-3
ASSAULT N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1(a)
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1(b)
TERRORISTIC THREATS N.J.S.A. 2C:12-3
ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4
OFFENSES INVOLVING FALSE GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS N.J.S.A. 2C:21-2.1
TAMPERING WITH PUBLIC RECORDS OR INFORMATION N.J.S.A. 2C:28-7
SHOPLIFTING N.J.S.A. 2C:20-11
WHAT IS MY EXPOSURE (POTENTIAL PENALTY) IF I AM CONVICTED OF A CRIMINAL DISORDERLY PERSONS OFFENSE?
The judge may impose a monetary fine of up to $1,000.00 per count plus possible jail time of up to one hundred and eighty (180) days plus a criminal record plus for CDS-Drugs-Marijuana charges a driver’s license suspension up to two (2) years.
PETTY DISORDERLY PERSONS OFFENSES
DISORDERLY CONDUCT-IMPROPER BEHAVIOR N.J.S.A. 2C:33-2(a)
DEFIANT TRESPASSER N.J.S.A. 2C:18-3(b)
HARASSMENT N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4
BAD CHECK CHARGE N.J.S.A. 2C:21-5
WHAT IS MY EXPOSURE IF CONVICTED OF A CRIMINAL PETTY DISORDERLY PERSONS OFFENSE?
The judge may impose a monetary fine of up to $500.00 plus possible jail time of up to thirty (30) days plus a criminal record.
DWI-DUI
N.J.S.A. 39 prohibits the operation of a motor vehicle when the driver is impaired by ingestion of alcohol and/or CDS-Drugs-Marijuana. If convicted, the judge must impose the following penalties. For a first offense, a monetary fine of not less then $250.00 nor more than $500.00 plus possible jail time from zero (0) days up to thirty (30) days plus driver’s license suspension of not less than three (3) months nor more than twelve (12) months plus Intoxicated Drivers Resource Center of twelve (12) hours plus possible installation of the interlock device on your motor vehicle. For a second offense, a monetary fine of not less than $500.00 nor more than $1,000.00 plus possible jail time from two (2) days up to ninety (90) days, plus mandatory driver’s license suspension of two (2) years plus Intoxicated Drivers Resource Center of not less than twenty four (24) hours nor more than forty eight (48) hours plus installation of the interlock device on your motor vehicle. For a third offense, monetary fine of $1,000.00 plus mandatory jail time of one hundred and eighty (180) days plus mandatory driver’s license suspension of ten (10) years plus Intoxicated Drivers Resource Center of forty eight (48) hours plus installation of the interlock device on your motor vehicle. For more information visit my websitde at www.njdwicriminaldefenseattorney.com.
DO I NEED TO RETAIN AN ATTORNEY TO DEFEND ME IF CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL OFFENSE?
Yes. I would recommend it. It is not the amount of the fine that matters, money is fungible. A criminal record is an indelible mark that may take up to five (5) years to expunge. You may be ineligible to secure employment as a school teacher or government official. You may be required t forfeit your government position. You may be denied a license to practice by a professional licensing board. If you are not a United States citizen you may be deported.
In the thirty (30) years I have been defending clients charged with criminal offenses and DWI-DUI I have helped many avoid criminal record, avoid jail time, avoid maximum fines, avoid driver’s license suspension.
If you have been charged with a offense I can possibly help you if retained.
Please contact me today for your free initial consultation and a no nonsense discussion of how I can help you.
Stephen A. Gravatt, Esq.
(732)-337-7922
www.njdwicriminaldefenseattorney.com
