The reliability of breath tests questioned in report

Written by Sciro & Marotta, P.C. on November 5, 2019.

More than 30,000 drunk driving cases in New Jersey and Massachusetts were dismissed over the course of just 12 months because judges found the toxicology evidence supporting them to be unreliable. This was just one of the discoveries made by New York Times reporters who looked into the ways breath tests are administered in the United States. The...

Criminal Defense

How can you share holidays with your kids after divorce?

Written by Sciro & Marotta, P.C. on October 30, 2019.

When you had children, one of your goals was to spend all of your holidays with them. When you were growing up, the holidays were very important to your family. Being married to your children’s other parent made it easy for you to share multiple holidays together. If there was any kind of conflict due to the timing of a Christmas party or Thanksgiving...

Divorce

A few facts about crime in the United States

Written by Sciro & Marotta, P.C. on October 21, 2019.

Over the years, many public officials have pledged to fight crime. President Trump even cited enhancing law and order in his inaugural address in January 2017. This may make some New Jersey residents curious about the facts related to crime in the United States. According to surveys and reports by the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the FBI, the...

Criminal Defense

Multi-vehicle crash injures 5-year-old, 3 others

Written by Sciro & Marotta, P.C. on October 10, 2019.

Authorities in New Jersey take auto accidents that injure children and/or pedestrians very seriously. The same holds true in Brooklyn, where law enforcement issued a summons to a teenage girl who allegedly struck two other vehicles and a pedestrian with her sports car on Monday afternoon. Reportedly, the sports car’s driver had four passengers...

Personal Injury