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CRIMINAL DEFENSE
Advocating for Justice, Delivering Results.

Successful Trial Verdicts

State v. J.M. - 2019
NOT GUILTY.
Mr. Novel secured an acquittal on all counts at trial. Mr. Novel's client faced five years in state prison on aggravated assault charges in Hudson County Superior Court. The jury found Mr. Novel's client not guilty on every single count.
State v. T.D. - 2024
NOT GUILTY.
Mr. Novel secured an acquittal on all counts at trial. Mr. Novel's client faced ten years in state prison on unlawful possession of a firearm and aggravated assault with a firearm charges in Hudson County Superior Court. The jury found Mr. Novel's client NOT GUILTY on all counts.
State v. J.H., et. al. - 2024
DEADLOCKED.
After a three month homicide trial involving three defendants, Mr. Novel secured a NOT GUILTY verdict on all firearms offenses for his client. The jury was unable to convict Mr. Novel's client of Murder.
Mr. Novel's client was the only Defendant not convicted of Murder.
State v. C.O. -2019
NOT GUILTY.
Defendant was charged with robbery and faced twenty years in state prison. After a two week trial, despite the Defendant being identified by the alleged victim and the presence of Defendant’s DNA on the clothes he allegedly discarded, the jury found Defendant not guilty of robbery.
Client Testimonials
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