New Jersey Kidnapping Lawyer - Adam M. Lustberg
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From Lustberg Law Offices, LLC - New Jersey Kidnapping Lawyer explores how kidnapping charges are defined, prosecuted, and defended under New Jersey law. This episode discusses N.J.S.A. 2C:13-1, the difference between first-degree and second-degree kidnapping, and why allegations involving unlawful removal, confinement, ransom, hostage situations, parental custody disputes, or criminal purpose can carry life-changing consequences.
Listeners will learn how penalties for kidnapping in New Jersey can range from 5 to 10 years for second-degree charges to 15 to 30 years for standard first-degree kidnapping, with enhanced cases involving minors carrying 25 years without parole or 25 years to life. The episode also explains how the No Early Release Act, NERA, and N.J.S.A. 2C:43-7.2 require at least 85% of a kidnapping sentence to be served before parole eligibility.
The discussion also covers defense strategies used in serious criminal cases, including challenging unlawful removal or confinement, disputing substantial distance or substantial period requirements, questioning the prosecution’s evidence, and seeking reductions to related offenses such as criminal restraint under N.J.S.A. 2C:13-2 or false imprisonment under N.J.S.A. 2C:13-3. Parental kidnapping, interference with custody under N.J.S.A. 2C:13-4, and affirmative defenses involving imminent danger are also addressed.
Featuring information from attorney Adam M. Lustberg of Lustberg Law Offices, LLC in Hackensack, this episode highlights the criminal court process in New Jersey Superior Court, including detention hearings, grand jury indictment, arraignment, discovery, motions, plea negotiations, and trial. It also discusses service areas throughout Bergen County, Hudson County, Passaic County, Jersey City, Paterson, and courts across New Jersey, along with the long-term consequences a kidnapping conviction can have on employment, housing, licensing, firearms rights, immigration status, and family court matters.
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