Prior Uncounseled Convictions for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) Cannot Be Used to Enhance a Sentencing Scheme for Subsequent DWI Convictions

State v. Michael Konecny Appellate Docket No.: A-21-20 Decided April 5, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey DWI Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent decision, the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that a prior uncounseled conviction for driving while intoxicated (DWI) cannot be used to enhance a sentencing scheme for subsequent DWI convictions. In Konecny, after…

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New Jersey DWI update NEWS FLASH!

Submitted by New Jersey DWI Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. As of December 1, 2019.  New Jersey’s DWI statute has changed.   By the time you are reading this blog.  You will have learned that any 1st Offense alcohol DWI charge with a breath test results  of .15 and less could result in NO license suspension! Yea, I…

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