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Firm Partner Gets Not Guilty Verdict

Posted on November 1, 2011 by admin

On October 29, 2007, Timothy Farrow’s client, his client’s brother, and mother were all charged with aggravated assault on two law enforcement officers. The original charges were later upgraded by the Prosecutor to included attempted murder against the brother, and two counts of second degree aggravated assault against Farrow’s client. Farrow’s client faced exposure of up to 10 years in State Prison for each count, for a total of 20 years.

The client initially sat in jail for nearly five months. When Farrow entered the case in July of 2008, he filed a motion to dismiss based on illegal entry into the home. The Officers had alleged that they entered the home to arrest the defendants for disorderly conduct. However, through extensive legal briefs and arguments, Farrow and co-counsel argued that such an entry was illegal, and that the arrest and charges were tainted by the illegal search. Counsel eventually succeeded, and the charges were dismissed against all defendants.

The State then appealed the dismissal, and the Appellate Division reversed the dismissal and remanded the matter for a new trial. After several trial dates being set, the matter was finally listed for trial on October 12, 2011, over four years after the offense date. After a trial that lasted nearly two weeks, the jury returned verdicts of Not Guilty on all charges for Farrow’s client, the client’s brother and mother.

Timothy Farrow, of Dash Farrow, LLP, is an experienced criminal defense attorney and former Prosecutor who handles these offense and crimes, misdemeanors, and traffic offense of all levels. When you need experienced, focused, and responsive legal help, call Dash Farrow, LLP at 856-235-8300 or contact us online. We serve individuals and businesses throughout Burlington and Camden County and all of South Jersey.

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Worse than the O.J. Verdict, Please Marcia, Not Really

Posted on August 21, 2011 by admin

While I did not closely follow the Casey Anthony trial, as a criminal defense attorney, or I guess any human being at this point, I cannot help but get caught up in the coverage and response to the verdict. Attached below is a recent article by Marcia Clark, where she claims the verdict was more shocking and more of an injustice than the O.J. verdict. Perhaps it has to do a little with the fact that she fell on the losing side of that “other” verdict, but I say to her, Please Marcia, not really.

Yes, Casey Anthony is far from ever being likable, unlike O.J. who was otherwise very likable prior to that trial. And yes, the race issue likely played a role in his case and was not present here. However, the O.J. case was full of something very lacking from the Casey Anthony trial – direct evidence. His case included overwhelming physical and forensic evidence, including DNA.

Her case included only questionable forensic evidence. Yes, her case included the overwhelming evidence of her lies. But let us not forget that although O.J. may have been smart enough to keep quiet, there was that minor evidence of guilt in the form of that little chase. Her lies could least be partially explained by the possibility that there was at least some child endangerment in a possible drowning or other neglect that led to the death. What was his explanation for running? In her case, there was no definitive proof of the cause of death. That was pretty clear in the O.J. case.
In the end, was this verdict a miscarriage of justice – absolutely not. Did the child victim deserve better – absolutely. Was Casey Anthony at fault – absolutely. But let the blame lie where it is deserved – not on our criminal justice system.

http://news.yahoo.com/worse-o-j-231200719.html

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Caylee’s Law – Necessary or Over-Reacting

Posted on August 21, 2011 by admin

The latest news from the Casey Anthony trial is a petition flying across the internet and even making its way into state legislatures across the nation for Caylee’s Law. The proposed law calls for a new felony offense for any person who either fails to report a missing child within 24 hours or fails to report the death of a child within 24 hours. The obvious purpose of the proposal is to fill the gap left in the Casey Anthony verdict.

The questions are whether it would be a good law and whether it would have even filled the gap in the Casey Anthony case. My initial answer to both is that I am not so sure. On its face, it certainly does not sound like a bad idea and the intentions are good. A missing child should always be reported immediately and same can be said of the a child who has died.

However, as with any new law proposed in the criminal arena, we must not simply get caught up in the heat of the moment and only look at the quick fix to the hot button case. There might be good intentions, but can the law be abused? Does it overreach? Is there already a law covering the offense?
In this case, some of the answers to those questions are cause for concern. In New Jersey, we already have a Child Abuse and similar more serious Endangering the Welfare of the Child charge, both felonies. It is hard to imagine a scenario where the failure to report a child would not be significant enough potential harm to or neglect of the child to not fit under one of those statutes. As far as not reporting a child dying, it is hard to imagine a circumstance where it would not result in a murder or lesser homicide charge or we also have charges of Tampering with Evidence or Hindering an Investigation.

Besides the charges being potentially duplicative, I am concerned about overreaching and abuse. Unfortunately, couples going through divorces far too often file charges in the heat of the moment, and I would not be shocked to see a claim that a child with the other spouse was “missing” and not reported. As far as not reporting a death, it is hard to imagine abuse of the charge, but death is a very private issue, especially amongst certain religions, so I am somewhat concerned about interfering during that time, if there were no criminal intent.
Finally, in terms of the main goal of this proposal, filling the gap in the Anthony verdict, I am not sure it would have done that. The Prosecution would have been left with the same quandry it already had. It could not allege that Casey Anthony both failed to report a missing child and failed to report the death. It would have been one or the other, resulting in neither verdict as happened already. The jury acquitted not only of the Murder but also Child Endangerment, because it did not know whether or not Caylee was ever alive during the time she was allegedly missing.

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Timothy Farrow Installed As New Burlington County Bar Association President

Posted on August 21, 2011 by admin

South Jersey – The Mt. Holly based Burlington County Bar Association held their annual Installation of Officers Dinner Dance on June 3^rd at 6pm at the Valenzano Winery in Shamong New Jersey. On that evening the BCBA installed Timothy Farrow of Dash Farrow, LLP as the next President of the association’s 2011-2012 fiscal year. BCBA Executive Director, Kara Edens says, “We’ve recently reached 1,000 members, and look forward to a productive year as we celebrate this milestone with Tim as he is installed as our 80^th president.” Along with Farrow and the other BCBA Officers, Richard Nocella was installed as the Burlington County Bar Foundation President.

More About Tim Farrow:

Timothy Farrow has practiced his focus on criminal defense at all levels throughout South Jersey and has included serving as an Assistant Burlington County Prosecutor and police academy instructor on the subject of Search and Seizure Law. Farrow is also a former law clerk to the Hon. Frank M. Lario, Jr., of the Camden County Superior Court, Criminal Part.

Dedicated to the practice of criminal law, Tim has been and a speaker at various seminars on juvenile law and frequently serves as a seminar panelist on a wide range of criminal defense topics.

Located in Moorestown, New Jersey, the law firm of Dash Farrow, LLP provides experienced legal counsel to individuals and businesses in the areas of criminal defense and business transactions and litigation.

Tim Farrow is available as a quotable resource for your future article content and may be contacted at 856-235-8300 or tfarrow@dashlaw.net. More information found at www.dashfarrow.com.

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