Failure of A Judge to Advise You About Increased Penalties for Future DUI’s, Will Not Prevent Those Increased Penalties from Being Applied

State v. Lukens Appellate Docket No.: A-0458-20 Decided April 13, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey DWI Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In an unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed whether the failure to warn defendant of increased penalties, including six months imprisonment for a conviction of a third driving while intoxicated (DUI), during the plea…

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PTI Denial where Defendant had Two Prior DUI’s and Driving while Suspended

State v. Leszczynski Appellate Docket No.: A-3653-18T1 Decided October 6, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey DUI Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In an unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed whether a denial for PTI was appropriate for driving while suspended after two DUIs. In State v. Leszczynski, Defendant, Frances H. Leszcynski, appeals from a…

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Appeal of Denial to PTI Program – New Jersey DWI Law

Submitted by New Jersey DWI Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. This is a county prosecutor’s appeal of a trial court’s decision to overturn their denial of a defendant into their PTI program.  Defendant was charged with the 4th° offense of driving a motor vehicle while suspended for a second or subsequent violation of DWI. Recently the NJ…

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Mandatory Sentences Must Be Custodial

Submitted by New Jersey DWI Attorney, Jeffrey Hark. This blog very briefly discusses mandatory sentences using the recent case State v. French decided August 25, 2014. In this case the State appeals a sentence of 90 days in jail followed by 90 days in an inpatient drug rehabilitation program. The sentence is imposed for the…

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