Will the court automatically dismiss my traffic ticket charges if the officer does not show up at trial?
If you choose to fight your traffic ticket in court, most people seem to believe that if the officer who cited you for a traffic violation fails to show up in court, your case will be automatically dismissed. As a New Jersey traffic ticket attorney familiar with these matters, I can tell you: It’s not […]
Appellate Court Finds Police Lights Do Not Constitute a Stop
A police officer who used his flashers when pulling up behind a parked car had not “stopped” the car’s driver, the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey found late last month in the case of State of New Jersey v. Joseph Adubato. On the night of August, 2008, a North Arlington police officer, […]