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COMMERCIAL AND GENERAL DWI CHARGES ARE DISTINCT CHARGES
The State tried to save the case against defendant by moving to amend the general refusal charge levied against defendant to a CDL refusal charge, after the expiration of the 90 day statute of limitations. The APP DIV held…
Hearing on Alcotest Thermometer
“Three years after New Jersey’s highest court ruled the Alcotest is a reliable gauge of drunkenness at the wheel in State v. Chun, there are still hiccups to its unfettered use. On Tuesday, a state appeals panel held…”
REFUSAL CONVICTION DOESN'T COUNT AS PRIOR DWI, COURT SAYS
by admin on January 20, 2011 in Commentary
N.J. Law Journal Reports today: In a big win for defense lawyers in drunken driving cases, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a past conviction for refusal to submit to a breath test does not count as a prior offense for DWI sentencing purposes. The ruling, in State v. Ciancaglini, A-92/93-09, means Eileen Ciancaglini [...]
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