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856.861.4236 David Gelman On The Lindsay Clancy Trial: When Does Mental Illness Mean Someone Is Not Criminally Responsible? August 3, 2026
By The Criminal Defense Team At Gelman Law, LLC If you have followed the Lindsay Clancy trial, you already know how hard these cases are to watch. A Massachusetts mother admits she killed her three young children in 2023, yet her lawyers argue she was in the grip of postpartum psychosis and could not understand what she was doing. Cases like this raise a question that comes up more often than most people realize, including here in New Jersey: when does a serious mental illness mean a person is not criminally responsible for what happened? If you are trying to…
read more David Gelman On Fox Across America: Why Do I Have No Doubt Todd Blanche Will Be Confirmed? July 22, 2026
By David Gelman | Gelman Law, LLC | Cherry Hill, New Jersey | Criminal Defense and Legal Commentary I recently joined Fox Across America to break down a few of the biggest legal stories in the news, and the confirmation of Todd Blanche as attorney general was at the top of the list. I have worked with Todd, I know how he operates, and I have no doubt he will be confirmed. In this recap of that conversation, I want to walk through what we discussed, explain the legal ideas behind the…
read more When a Murder Charge Is Not the Whole Story: What the Mangione Case Teaches Us About Psychiatric Defenses in New Jersey Criminal Law July 15, 2026
By Gelman Law, LLC When a high-profile case dominates the national news cycle, it often opens a window into legal concepts that most people have never had to think about before. The Luigi Mangione case is doing exactly that. Accused of the December 2024 murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan, Mangione’s defense team announced in mid-June 2026 that they would pursue a psychiatric defense ahead of the state trial scheduled for September 8, only to withdraw that defense in a court filing the very next day. The announcement and abrupt reversal raised questions about what a…
read more Shooting Charges In New Jersey: What Happens When Police Investigate A Mass Shooting Like The One In Trenton? July 13, 2026
By Gelman Law, LLC | Criminal Defense Attorneys Serving Cherry Hill, Camden County, And All Of New Jersey Late on the night of June 9, 2026, gunfire erupted near the intersection of Furman and Centre streets in South Trenton, leaving seven people wounded, including two teenagers. Investigators recovered more than 50 shell casings spread across several blocks and believe multiple shooters were involved. Investigations like this one move fast and cast a wide net, and the people swept into them are not always the ones who pulled a trigger. If detectives have contacted you about any shooting in New Jersey,…
read more High Profile Cases In The Headlines: What Do The Tyler Robinson Ruling And Two Supreme Court Immigration Decisions Mean For You? June 30, 2026
By David Gelman | New Jersey Criminal Defense Attorney If you turned on the morning news recently, you probably heard a lot of legal terms thrown around in a very short span of time. A gag order in a death penalty case. A Supreme Court decision about Temporary Protected Status. Another ruling about asylum and something called metering. It moves fast, and if you or someone you love is facing a criminal charge or an immigration question in New Jersey, it is fair to wonder what any of it actually means for…
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