New Jersey Endangering An Injured Victim Attorneys

Dedicated Legal Advocacy, Fighting to Help Clients Avoid Severe Penalties

Endangering an injured victim is a crime in New Jersey and typically occurs when an individual causes or is involved in an accident resulting in the injury of another person and then neglects to provide or summon assistance for that injured person if they are helpless. This is considered a third-degree crime under state statutes and could result in a five-year prison sentence. However, a New Jersey endangering an injured victim lawyer may be able to help.

At The Bianchi Law Group, we’ve seen how a conviction for a criminal offense can derail a person’s life. Unfortunately, this is even more true for a serious offense like failing to provide or seek assistance for an injured person. However, it’s often possible to avoid a conviction arising out of these allegations — even if there’s no dispute that the injured person was physically helpless. Every case is different, so make sure you have an experienced attorney review the charges against you.

Contact our law firm today for a free consultation.

Former Endangering an Injury Victim Prosecutor

The Bianchi Law Group is made up of a team of former trial prosecutors who have handled the investigations and prosecutions of most crimes in New Jersey and will defend you for all federal and state crimes in New Jersey, including Endangering an Injured Victim.

Certified Criminal Trial Attorneys by the New Jersey Supreme Court

Partners Robert A. Bianchi and David J. Bruno are also both certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as Criminal Trial Attorneys. In New Jersey, the New Jersey Supreme Court has a certification committee that classifies certain New Jersey Lawyers as Certified Trial Attorneys. The process requires the prospective attorneys to satisfy strict criteria, including extensive jury trials, a primary focus on criminal law, an application submission, a peer review process, a character and background check, and passing a written examination.

Only 250 of over 93,000 lawyers (less than 1%) are designated as certified criminal trial attorneys by the New Jersey Supreme Court. This should be an important factor in finding a New Jersey criminal defense attorney to represent you. Many New Jersey Lawyers describe themselves as trial attorneys, but most do not have the New Jersey Court’s distinction as Certified Criminal Trial Attorney.

Endangering an Injured Victim Penalties in New Jersey

Endangering an injured victim is a crime of the third degree, and upon conviction,  a person may be sentenced to a term of between 3 and 5 years in New Jersey State prison. N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1.2.

The Sentencing Judge may also order fines and restitution as prescribed by N.J.S.A. 2C:43-3 for all convictions for Endangering an injured victim in New Jersey.

Driver’s License Suspension for Endangering an injured victim in New Jersey

As with any other offense where a motor vehicle was used, the Sentencing Judge has the authority to postpone, suspend, or revoke for a period not to exceed two years the driver’s license, registration certificate, or both of any person convicted of a crime, disorderly persons offense, or petty disorderly persons offense. N.J.S.A. 2C:43-2(c).

Affirmative Defenses

It is an affirmative defense to prosecution for a violation of this section that the defendant summoned medical treatment for the victim or knew that medical treatment had been summoned by another person and protected the victim from further injury or harm until emergency assistance personnel arrived. This affirmative defense shall be proved by the defendant by a preponderance of the evidence. N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1.2(c).

Contact Our New Jersey Endangering an Injured Victim Lawyers Today

Like in all of our cases handled at the Bianchi Law Group, our experienced team of former prosecutors  are there to make sure the Government can prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt. If our attorneys cannot resolve the case with a dismissal or a fair and just plea bargain, our lawyers at The Bianchi Law Group will not hesitate to select a jury and take the case to trial.

That is what we do and what distinguishes us from other attorneys. We are former prosecutors, trial-tested, and certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as certified criminal trial attorneys. We will not hesitate to go to trial. If you’re accused of causing bodily injury and not rendering or seeking help on behalf of the injured person, you’ve got a difficult road ahead of you.

Fortunately, you don’t have to navigate it alone. Our New Jersey Endangering an Injured Victim lawyers may be able to help. Contact us at (862) 292-4442 to schedule your free consultation today.