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NJ Supreme Court to Municipal Judges: Stop Combining Pretrial DWI Suppression Hearings with Full-on Trials

Last month the New Jersey Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the state’s Appellate Division that had overturned a drunken driving conviction of a New Jersey driver following arguments that the man’s trial mixed aspects of a pretrial hearing and that of the actual trial, which in the Court’s view…

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States Add Mandatory Ignition Interlock Device (IID) Laws; New Jersey Continues to Mull IIDs

Mississippi has added its name to the list of states now requiring ignition interlock devices (IIDs) for all DWI offenders, even first-time convicted drunken drivers. New Jersey is waiting in the wings right now, as legislators in Trenton hash things out regarding the state’s mandatory IID law. While the debate…

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FAQ: NJ Drunk Driving Arrests and the Consequences of a DWI Conviction — Part Five

For those individuals who find themselves on the wrong side of the law, that is, a motorist who has been arrested for a drunken driving offense, the immediate issue at hand is often trying to locate a competent DWI-DUI attorney to represent oneself against the local municipal prosecutor who is…

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Garden State DWI News: Could Government Seizure of Vehicles in Adjoining States Portend Jersey’s Future?

Most every motorist understands intuitively that drinking while intoxicated (DWI) can be a costly undertaking, not only in terms of post-conviction fines and increased insurance premiums down the road, but also in the unfortunate event of a crash causing injury or death. Yet, regardless of the disincentives to drink and…

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