Earlier this week, I represented a client in Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey for an NJ speeding ticket (39:4-98). After our Municipal Court appearance, my client was not a happy camper. This was not because of my legal work, it was because of the outrageous sentence that she received from her speeding ticket. My [...]

Many people tell me how they feel free to speed on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia because they know that the Philadelphia Police and the Philadelphia Highway Patrol are not permitted under Pennsylvania law to use radar. Times have changed, well partially… Although there are movements in Harrisburg to allow all Pennsylvania police to use radar [...]

First of all, I am not a scientist, nor claim to be one. Therefore, I am not in a position to argue most of the scientific points of the Opinion. Neither was I present during the arguments to learn about the science. I am not sure whether the 2100 to 1 blood-to-breath sample ratio is [...]

Please find attached a copy of the NJ Supreme Court’s opinion in State v. Chun.   I have not had the chance to review that opinion in detail yet.  I will comment on the opinion soon. State v. Chun: State v. Chun.pdf

“Getting the “Weed” out of the Garden State. Piscataway man arrested for growing 500+ marijuana plants in home.” Last week, the New Jersey State Police Marijuana Eradication Unit arrested a Piscataway man for growing marijuana in his Cape Cod-style home. The Defendant in Piscataway, NJ was arrested after the execution of a search warrant and [...]

Earlier this year, Bucks County President Judge David W. Heckler and Court Administration announce that magisterial district boundaries in Bensalem and Middletown Townships have been realigned by order of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, effective January 7, 2008. Bensalem Twp. now will be served by Magisterial District Courts 07-1-12 (new court located at 3237 Bristol [...]

In a decision handed down last week, the NJ Appellate Division ruled that due to the fact that an owner and driver of a car which was involved in an NJ car accident did not cooperate with (or even respond to) their insurance company, the NJ car insurance company could deny car insurance coverage for [...]

In Pennsylvania, the DUI-DWI-DAI (drunk driving) law provides for the possibility of house arrest for first, second, and third PA DUI-DWI-DAI offenders. House arrest is never automatic. It is only an option when the PA DUI-DWI-DAI defendant proves that he or she is an eligible candidate. Usually most people who have been charged with a [...]

Last week, the presiding judge of the NJ Appellate Division, acting as Administrative Director of the Courts, handed down two different directives (operating guidelines)to NJ Municipal Courts.  The first directive deals with procedures regarding the dismissal of NJ Municipal Court Complaints and NJ traffic violations.   The second directive deals with NJ Municipal Court employees and [...]

In the past few days, I have been receiving many reports about Pennsylvania State Troopers issuing PA speeding tickets and other tickets on I-95 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. I have also received a few reports this week about people getting pulled over for speeding on I-95 in Bensalem, PA early in the morning between 1 [...]