For all cases in the Criminal Courts of New Jersey,
you have the following rights:
You have a right to a speedy and public trial.
You have a right not to be convicted unless the
State can prove each and every element of the offense with which you
are charged.
You have the right to confront witnesses against
you in person, as well as the right to cross-examine those
witnesses.
You may present evidence in your own behalf and
you may testify on your own behalf, but only if you choose to do so.
You cannot be made to furnish evidence against
yourself in the courtroom, and your failure to take the witness
stand cannot be used as evidence of your guilt.
You have additional rights to protection from
unreasonable searches and seizures of your person, your home, your
possessions and papers, and of your automobile.
If evidence against you has been obtained in
violation of these rights, upon proper motion, that evidence will
not be admitted.
And, most importantly, you have a right to a
lawyer to represent you.