Thursday, October 19, 2017

Review of the Major Municipal Court Cases 2016-2017 Middlesex County Bar Association Seminar MCBA Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Tuesday, November 21, 2017 Municipal Court Practice CLE Seminar 
2:00 PM until 4:00 PM 
Where: MCBA Office 87 Bayard Street New Brunswick, New Jersey  08901
Kenneth A. Vercammen, Esq.

David Spevack, Esq.
Prosecutor - Carteret, Edison & Woodbridge




Edison
David Spevack, Esq.
Prosecutor - Carteret, Edison & Woodbridge




                                                                                               
Cost: $25-Law Clerks; $35-MCBA Young Lawyers; $40-MCBA Members; and $75-All Other   To  register
      or Call 732.828.3433, x. 102

Index to Major cases to be discussed by Ken Vercammen and David Spevack at seminar

 

1. DWI Refusal notice withstands challenge. State v Quintero

443 NJ Super. 620 (App. Div. 2016)

2. Sup Mt denied where police looking in house for missing dementia patient found pot plants State v Mordente

444 NJ Super. 393 (App. Div. 2016)

3. Police video is public record under OPRA 

Paff v Ocean County Prosecutors Office

446 NJ Super. 163 (App. Div. 2016)

5. No Jury trial for DWI. State v. Denelsbeck

223 NJ 103 (2016)

6. Police can stop for one broken taillight out of 4

State v. Sutherland

445 NJ Super. 358 (App. Div. 2016)

7. US Supreme Court permits DWI breath tests but rejects blood test without warrant.

Birchfield v. North Dakota  136 S. Ct. 2160 (2016)

8. Out of state DWI counts for criminal driving while suspended. State v. Luzhak 

445 NJ Super. 241 (App.Div. 2016)
9. Prosecutor must provide videotape and audiotape plus names of officers from other towns involved in stop State v. Stein 225 NJ 582 (2016)

10. Suppression granted where stop based only for high beam not affecting driving State v. Scriven

226 NJ 20 (2016) 

12. Driver with prior school zone DWI sentenced as 2nd Offender. State v. Wheatley

447 NJ Super. 532 (App. Div. 2016

13. Town outside surveillance camera not subject to OPRA but maybe subject to common law. Gilleran v. Township of Bloomfield

14. Twitter statement admissible in criminal trials. State v Hannah

448 NJ Super. 78 (App. Div. 2016)

15. No obstruction charge for failure to provide DL for parking ticket. State v Powers 448 NJ Super. 69 (App. Div. 2016)

16. School Zone map admissible if properly authenticated State v.  Wilson 227 NJ 34 (2017)

17 Municipal Court can stay DL suspension after DWI if appeal
 State v. Robertson 228 NJ 138 (2017)
18. DNA on towel not admissible without proper foundation and chain of custody
State v Mauti 208 NJ 519 (2017)
19. Defendant’s furtive movement after car stop justified removal of Passenger State v. Bacome __ NJ __ (2017) (A-9-15)

20. Plain feel search not permitted with strip search for DP State v Evans  449 NJ Super. 66 (App. Div. 2017)
21 Dash cam video in fatal shooting public record
North Jersey Media Group, Inc. v. Township of Lyndhurst 
__ NJ __ 2017 a-35-15
21. Errors by police in warrant and search held ok by court
State v Hamlett
22. Dash cam video in fatal shooting public record
North Jersey Media Group, Inc. v. Township of Lyndhurst
23. Police have duty to preserve video and evidence
State v Richardson
24. Mandatory DNA samples in serious Municipal court criminal
 Effective July 1, 2017 person who pleads guilty to cds and assault criminal disorderly criminal offenses must provide a DNA sample upon a guilty plea.

25. New Criminal rules effective Jan 1, 2017
26. New Court Rule: The Committee proposed two new rules to provide
limitations on the monetary sanctions
27  New Expungement Law
New law effective April 18, 2016 for dismissed cases

This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 2.0 hours of total CLE credit. Of these, 2.0 credits qualify for certification in municipal court law.

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