Ocean County Defense Lawyer: Conspiracy Charges in Ocean County
Just because you didn’t commit a crime does not mean that you cannot get charged and arrested for conspiring to do the crime. A conspiracy charge is sometimes just as serious as the actual commission of the criminal act. This means a conspiracy conviction can expose you to harsh penalties such as fines, probation, community service, and imprisonment. The Law Offices of John F. Marshall is an Ocean County Criminal Defense Firm with almost 60 years of combined experience. Our veteran criminal defense lawyers and former prosecutors will put an aggressive defense together for your conspiracy charges. This is a serious crime but it is also very defensible and in most cases we are able to get these charges downgraded or completely dropped. Our high success rate can be partly attributed to the fact that lawyer Thomas V. Campo from our office was the prosecutor in Barnegat, Beach Haven, Brick, Forked River, Long Beach, Little Egg Harbor, Stafford, Surf City, Waretown, Ship Bottom, Toms River, Plumsted, and Manahawkin. A knowledgeable attorney from our office is available to give you a free consultation 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.
Ocean County Conspiracy Offense
In order for the prosecution to convict an individual of Conspiracy they must prove that:
1) There was an agreement, express or implied;
2) The purpose of the conspiracy (agreement) was illegal;
3) There was an act, even preparatory in nature, that shows the intent of what they plan to do;
4) There was intent to commit the underlying crime.
In most cases conspirators are always held liable all crimes committed by their co-conspirators. This is because the crimes were in the scope of the conspiracy, in furtherance of the conspiracy, and were foreseeable from the creation of the conspiracy. But, sometimes even if an individual has previously conspired with others in joint criminal activity, a conspirator can always withdraw from a conspiracy if it can be proved under the Pinkerton doctrine. However, withdrawing from a conspiracy is often a near impossible because you must successfully express your withdrawal to all the co-conspirators know and it must be in time for the co-conspirators to terminate their conduct in furtherance of the conspiracy. Moreover, even after you withdraw from the conspiracy it only stops your liability going forward, and you are still accountable for the prior conspiracy itself and for offenses previously committed by the conspiracy. New Jersey has set up this harsh and all encompassing Conspiracy statute in order to try and make sure that leaders and other upper levels of a conspiracy are held liable for their indirect actions.
If you have been charged or arrested for Conspiracy in Ocean County then it is very important that you get an experienced criminal defense lawyer on your side. The Law Offices of John F. Marshall is an Ocean County Criminal Defense Firm that handles all types of crimes and conspiracy to said commit crimes. Our firm has almost 60 years of experience and is comprised of former prosecutors and aggressive criminal defense attorneys who will pick apart the prosecution’s case and get your conspiracy charges downgraded or dropped altogether. We represent clients accused of Conspiracy throughout Ocean County, NJ including Barnegat Light, Jackson, Bayville, Seaside Heights, Lakewood, Pine Beach, Lacey, Lakehurst, Seaside Park, Point Pleasant, Eagleswood, and Stafford. If you have any further questions then you can call our Toms River office to schedule a free conference with an attorney or receive one over the phone.
