Our Fourth Amendment to the Constitution protects the rights of peoples, as follows: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or…
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Today, in State v. Pedro Peralta, A-5761-12 (Decided October 31, 2014), the New Jersey Appellate Division issued a published opinion upholding the conviction for Driving under the Influence (DUI), when the police failed to read the required statutory warnings. This decision rejected a prior contrary decision. The three-judge panel upheld…
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On December 24, 2014, the Appellate Division allowed — for the first time in New Jersey — a trial judge to wait to decide on the prosecutor’s request to admit evidence of another crime until after the defendant testified. Ultimately, the defendant decided not to testify since she did not…
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Recent News stories have brought up the topic of alternatives to cars that have resulted in DUI Arrests. For example: Man arrested for DUI after stealing golf cart from Rose Bowl CBS Sports reported that a 19-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after driving a stolen Rose Bowl…
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