Ocean County NJ Lewd Conduct Attorney
These incidents are much more common than you would think and usually involve a mistaken belief of privacy, lapse of judgment due to intoxication from alcohol or drugs, or something that regrettably seemed fun and exciting at the time. Don’t let a few bad decisions ruin your life, pick up the phone and make that one call that can get you out of this dilemma. Call the Law Offices of John F. Marshall so we can help you get your life back on track. Our Ocean County Criminal Defense Firm has almost 60 years of combined experience and we also boast a great relationship with Ocean County’s municipal courts and Ocean County Superior Court. All of the former prosecutors and seasoned criminal defense lawyers at our office are well known and well respected throughout Ocean County. For instance, attorney Thomas V. Campo is a former prosecutor from Ocean County and was the prosecutor for over 20 municipalities including Brick Town, Forked River, Ocean, Little Egg Harbor, Manahawkin, Barnegat, Lacey, Tuckerton, Waretown, Stafford, Beachwood, Long Beach, and Plumsted. Call us today to schedule a free conference with an Indecent Exposure Lawyer from our Toms River office who can advise you of your rights and options.
Lewdness & Indecent Exposure in Ocean County
According to N.J.S.A. 2C:14-4 there are three general ways a person can be guilty of Lewd Conduct and they don’t all carry the same charges or penalties. A person is guilty of Lewd Conduct if he commits any of the following three actions. It is a disorderly persons offense to commit a flagrantly lewd and offensive act (ex. masturbating, exposing penis or genitals) which you know or reasonably should expect is likely to be observed by other non-consenting persons who would be affronted or alarmed. This offense commonly happens when couples are engaging in sexual relations in a place where they believed they were alone or was private. If you are convicted of a disorderly persons offense you can face up to 6 months in jail and $1,000 in fines. The lewd act is heightened to a fourth degree crime if the observer was a child under the age of 13 or a person suffering mental deficiency or disability which prevents them for understanding the nature of the conduct. A fourth degree conviction is very serious and brings up to 18 months in jail and $10,000 in fines.
If you have been charged with Indecent Exposure or Lewd Conduct in Ocean County or elsewhere, you need to retain an experience criminal trial attorney. This is because Ocean County prosecutors often feel they need to make an example out of someone charged with lewd conduct case. The Law Offices of John F. Marshall handles lewdness and indecent exposure charges and we know understand that you want nothing more than to resolve the case as quickly as possible given the embarrassing nature of the charge. Our senior criminal defense lawyers and former prosecutors will make sure that your proceedings are completed quickly and satisfactory so that you are exposed to as little repercussions as possible and you can move on with your life. We appear throughout Ocean County including Ocean County Superior Court and Lakewood Municipal Court, Seaside Municipal Court, South Toms River Municipal Court, Bay Head Municipal Court, Jackson Municipal Court, Lakehurst Municipal Court, Manchester Municipal Court, New Egypt Municipal Court, Point Pleasant Municipal Court, Pine Beach Municipal Court, Barnegat Light Municipal Court, and Lavalette Municipal Court. Contact us today to talk with a New Jersey Lewdness Lawyer from our firm who would be happy to discuss a defense strategy and answer your questions absolutely free of charge.
