Genoveno Salinas v. Texas, (No. 12-246) U.S. Supreme Court On June 17, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals rejecting petitioner’s Fifth Amendment claim. On December 18, 1992 two brothers were shot and killed in their Houston home. Police recovered six shotgun casings at the scene and…
A4284 – S2939 Expands Implied Consent Statute to Include Blood And Urine Testing. Originally published by TruckCrashAttorney.com On June 24, 2013 the New Jersey Assembly introduced a bill to expand the implied consent of motor vehicle operators to include blood and urine testing. The bill would amend P.L.1966, c.142 which currently on includes breath. The bill…
On July 16, 2013 the Appellate Division reversed an order granting defendant, Vijay Chauhan, entry into the Atlantic County Pre-Trial Intervention (PTI) Program. On November 18, 2011, the Egg Harbor Township police stopped the defendant’s vehicle after a random license plate inquiry revealed a possible hit. When the vehicle stopped, the male driver jumped into…
On June 24, 2013 the New Jersey Assembly introduced a bill to expand the implied consent of motor vehicle operators to include blood and urine testing. The bill would amend P.L.1966, c.142 which currently on includes breath. The bill is aimed at giving police more tools when a driver is suspected of driving while intoxicated.…
August 12, 2013 Gordon v. Township of Toms River, Appellate Division A-5139-11T1 Requirement to provide experts Submitted by New Jersey criminal lawyer Jeffrey Hark August 8, 2013, the Appellate Division affirmed the trial court’s summary judgment against the plaintiff Richard Gordon. On September 27, 2009, Gordon had a few drinks that evening on the Seaside…
By ANJALEE KHEMLANI, Staff Writer. Article originally posted by pressofatlanticcity SOMERS POINT – A northbound accident on the Garden State Parkway injured the driver of an overturned dump truck, police said. Both lanes of the roadway were blocked and the traffic was being directed onto the shoulder to bypass the accident scene. State Police advised…
State v. Wright, Appellate Division A-4813-10T1 “third-party intervention” exception or “private search” doctrine Criminal case summary provided by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark July 25, 2013, the Appellate Division affirmed the conviction of a defendant based on evidence obtained under the “third-party intervention” doctrine where police can search a defendant’s property without a warrant,…
Originally posted by the US Department of Transportation here: http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/topics/distracted-driving/texting-factsheet.aspx No Texting Rule Fact Sheet Related Links No Texting Rule Fact Sheet (PDF) New rule: No texting while operating a CMV Overview and Background FMCSA has published new rules that restrict texting and the use of hand-held mobile phones by truck and bus drivers while…
Original article posted by the US Department of Transportation: http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/topics/distracted-driving/overview.aspx What You Need to Know New texting and mobile phone restrictions for commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers The FMCSA and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) have published rules specifically prohibiting interstate truck and bus drivers and drivers who transport placardable quantities…
State v. Sharp, App. Div. New Jersey’s Appellate Division recently agreed with a County prosecutor’s office that prior traffic convictions for Driving while Suspended is a correct reason to deny someone from the county’s PTI program. Mr. Sharp applied for PTI at the county level after he was indicted for driving while suspended after…