Selecting the Best Jury for Your DUI Case
In the world of DUI defense there is no such thing as an ideal jury. However, your New Jersey DUI attorney does have influence on who is seated for your case. The criteria he will use for jury selection depends on the “theme”—or focus—of your defense. Basic Favorable Juror Characteristics In most all DUI defenses […]
FAQs for Drunk Driving Cases
People who have been charged with drunk driving often have questions, particularly with respect to the need for a New Jersey DUI attorney, and if one is needed, how to go about finding a good one Can I Represent Myself? With respect to the possibility of representing yourself, any skilled New Jersey DWI attorney will […]
Standardized Field Sobriety Tests
Walk-and-Turn Test The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has standardized three field sobriety tests. This means that the tests are administered uniformly and are evaluated in a consistent way. The three tests are: Horizontal gaze nystagmus Walk and turn One-leg stand In the Walk-and-Turn test, the suspect is instructed to take nine steps, heel-to-toe, along […]
Defendant’s Silence Cannot be Used Against Him
The New Jersey Supreme Court recently ruled that a defendant’s silence at or near the time of his arrest could not be used as evidence of his guilt or to impeach his credibility at trial. A New Jersey criminal law attorney can help protect your legal rights as well. Minutes after leaving a bar, the defendant Manaf […]
Can a defendant Inspect and take a photograph of rooms within the police stations?
Can a defendant charged with driving under the influence in violation of N.J.S.A 39:4-50 demand that the State permit him/her to inspect the room or take photographs of said room where he/she submitted to a breath test? No, unless the defendant requesting such information can show a reasonable justification for said request. The appellate division in State v. Baluski denied a defendant’s request to inspect the room where he submitted to a […]
Securing and Preserving the Evidence For Your DUI Case
One of the first things that your DUI attorney should do to prepare for your court case is to take any and all appropriate steps to secure the scene and preserve any existing evidence. Once you have contacted a New Jersey DUI Lawyer, he or she will likely request that you go back to the […]
When Equipment Violations Lead to DUI Arrests
It seems as though car equipment violations are often used as a ruse to pull over a driver when, in fact, the officer really just wants to test you for DUI. The problem with fighting such a case is in establishing that the stop was unjustified. The first thing you need to do in fighting […]
Information to Collect in Breath Cases
If you have been charged with DWI on the basis of a failed breathalyzer test, your New Jersey DWI lawyer will be able to draw on various strategies to challenge the results. In order to determine which strategies best position you to refute your failed test results, your New Jersey DWI Attorney may want to […]
Administration of the One-Leg Stand Test
If you are pulled over for suspicion of DUI, the police officer must administer any field sobriety tests in strict compliance with formalized procedures. If the officer fails to do so, your New Jersey DWI lawyer can argue in court that the test results should not be admissible against you. If your lawyer is successful, […]