Book Handling Drug, DWI and Serious
Motor Vehicle Cases in Municipal Court (2016) Material and extra material on CD
Authors/Speakers:
Kenneth Vercammen, Esq., Past Municipal Court Attorney of the Year
John
Menzel, Esq., Past Chair Municipal Court Section
List Price: $70.00 USD [Less for members of Municipal Court section
members]
Seminar ISBN M150716
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Table of Contents
Page
Letters, Motions/Briefs, Articles/Research
Kenneth
A. Vercammen, Esq. 1
01 Municipal Court Questionnaire 1
02 Retainer – Municipal Court 5
03
Request for Complete Discovery 9
04
Letter of Representation Only 10
05
Discovery Request – Alcotest 7110 11
06
Discovery Request – Driving While Suspended 19
07
Speeding Law and Discovery 23
08
Discovery Request to MVC 31
09
Discovery – Complainant 35
10
OPRA – Field Sobriety – Chief of Police 39
11
OPRA – Required Officer Training 42
12
CDS Motions 43
13
DWI Motions 45
14
Motion to Reduce Bail 49
15
Letter to Client re: Reading Discovery
from Prosecution 57
16
Reciprocal Discovery to Prosecution 58
17
Notice of Specific Criminal Code Defenses 60
18
Letter to Client re: Reading and Signing
Affidavit 61
19
Second Request for Discovery – Missing Abstract 62
20
Letter to Client re: DWI Expert 63
21
Letter to Client re: Hearing 64
22
Letter to Client re: Deadline and
Attorney Fee for Appeal 65
23
Letter to Client re: No Show in Court 67
24
Suppression Motion 68
25
Suppress Statements: Violation of Miranda
Rights 69
26
Dismissal Motion re: Failure to Provide
Discovery 73
27
Motion for Conditional Discharge 78
28
Motion for Civil Reservation 79
29
Objection to Lab Certificate 80
30
Motion for SLAP 81
31
Order to Mark Case Try or Dismiss 82
32
Order to Compel Discovery 83
33
Order to Be Relieved as Counsel 84
34
Constructive Possession of Drugs in a Criminal Case 85
35
Court Cannot Handle Discovery 87
36
Motion for No Loss of Driver’s License Suspension 91
37
Motion re: Failure to Give Defendant
Copy of AIR 93
38
Motion to Provide Expert at Public Expense 103
39
DWI Fines and Penalties in NJ 109
41
Defending a Juvenile Delinquency Case 119
42
Pretrial Intervention Program (PTI) 125
Expungement/Erase
Criminal Charges 128
Plea
by Mail 129
Certification
for Application for Appointment as Private Prosecutor
(Storm) 131
Letter
Thanking Witness 133
Client’s
Sentencing and Duties 135
Post
Conviction Motion to Vacate Guilty Plea 137
Additional
Discovery Brief 145
Brief
to Suppress Blood Sample and Objection to Lab Report 149
Motion,
Certification, Order in Support of Motion to Be Relieved 163
Notice
of Appeal 167
Miranda
Brief in Support of Motion to Suppress Statements 169
Miranda
Law Person is Subject to… 173
2nd
Request for Hearing 177
Failure
to Timely Prosecute 179
Minimum
and Maximum Fines – MV Offenses 183
Points
in Motor Vehicle Violations 231
“Pre-Trial
Intervention to Dismiss Criminal Charges” 233
Municipal
Court Appeals 235
DWI
Cross Examination Questions 241
Hearsay
Not Admissible at Trial in Municipal Court Based on
Crawford Decision 245
Pamphlet,
“Your Rights in Municipal Court” 249
Be
Not Guilty 251
Criminal
Indictable and Disorderly Offense Penalties 255
Minimum
Mandatory Fines and Penalties Relating to Selected
Motor Vehicle Offenses 257
“Speeding
and Radar” 275
“Suspended
Licenses: Don’t Be Caught Off Guard as a
Defense
Attorney” 277
“Defense
to Possession of Drugs and Controlled Substances” 279
“Driving
Without Insurance Defenses” 281
Preparation
for the Municipal Court Case 283
“Plead
Guilty? Nah, Defend DWI Charges!” 293
Memo
re: Attorney General Guideline: Prosecution of DWI &
Refusal Violations 295
Court
Code Listing – MVC 321
No
Point Violations 325
Crash
Accident Report Abbreviations 327
“Tae
Kwon Do Martial Arts Training for Attorneys” 335
New
Law Finally Establishes a Conditional Dismissal Program
in Municipal Court 337
Brief
in Support of Motion to Dismiss Refusal 343
Notice
of Motion to Compel the Prosecutor to Fingerprint and DNA
Test Evidence Seized 345
Certification
to Compel the Prosecutor to Fingerprint and DNA Test
Evidence Seized 347
Order 348
Letter
re: No Representation 349
Certification
of Victim 351
Letter
re: Summons/Criminal Statutes 353
Letter
re: Additional Fees & Appointment 355
Letter
re: Letters of Reference/Pre-Sentence
Report 357
Letter
Requesting Hearing Notice 358
Request
to Adjourn so Defendant Can Retain Attorney 359
Scientific
and Medical Tests—Blood and Urine Documents
Requested 361
Letter
re: Arrest Stop Video to Client 365
Recommend
DWI Expert to Client 367
Objection
to Alcotest Results Where No Expert Testimony Provided 369
What
Your Attorney Can Do For You 371
Criminal
– Flat Fee – Agreement to Provide Legal Service 375
Field
Sobriety Records Request and OPRA Request 379
Letter
re: Recommend Substance Abuse Treatment
& Inpatient 383
Letter
re: Old Records 385
N.J. Municipal Court Law Review, Spring 2015 387
N.J. Municipal Court Law
Review, Summer 2015 391
Additional Vercammen Information [See “Vercammen” on CD]
“Articles/Forms/NJ
Municipal Law Review Articles”
Orders/Forms
John Menzel, Esq. 395
Discovery
Order (Alcotest) 395
Discovery
Order (Blood/DRE) 405
Client
Fee Agreement 411
First
Contact With Prospective Clients 413
Client
Interview Form 415
Client
Questionnaire 435
Letter
to Insurance Company 459
Additional
Menzel Material on CD:
Chun material [see
“Menzel/Chun” on CD for all]
02-13-07 Special Master’s Report
11-08-07 Special Master’s Report
03-17-08 State
v. Chun
09-13-13 M-1538, 1539, 1540
Forms [see “Menzel/Forms” on CD for all]
Client
Initial Contact
Client Interview
Client Orientation
Client Questionnaire
Confidentiality Waiver
Court Notes
Discovery Order [Alcotest]
Discovery Order [Blood]
Discovery Order [General]
Discovery Order [Holup]
Discovery Order [MJ]
Discovery Receipt [Alcotest]
Discovery Receipt [Short Form]
Insurance Letter
MT1 [DUI] Court
MT1 [DUI] Prosecutor
NJMVC Abstract Request
Pretrial Motion
Rescinding Order Request
Suppression Letter
Suppression Motion
Witness Questionnaire
Work Time Record
Driving While Refused, Suspended, Revoked
or Prohibited: N.J.S.A.
39:3-40
PowerPoint Presentation
Damian A. Scialabba, Esq. 461
About the Panelists… 471
Written by Kenneth Vercammen Esq.
and John Menzel Esq.
CD recording of seminar also
available
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Live Program Speakers Included:
(Information current as of program date) |
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Kenneth A. Vercammen, Esq.
Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Municipal Court Law Attorney Past Chair, NJSBA Municipal Court Section Past Attorney of the Year, GP Solo Section K. Vercammen & Associates (Edison) |
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Speakers include:
Tara Auciello, Esq. Municipal Prosecutor (Edison & South River) Law Office of Tara Auciello, Esq. (New Brunswick) |
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William Brigiani, Esq.
Brigiani & Cohen, LLC (East Brunswick) |
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John Menzel, Esq.
Past Chair, NJSBA Municipal Court Practice Section Law Offices of John Menzel (Point Pleasant) |
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Norma M. Murgado, Esq.
Chief Prosecutor (Elizabeth) Assistant Prosecutor (Woodbridge) Murgado & Carroll, Esqs. (Elizabeth) |
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About The Program:
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Presented
in cooperation with the NJSBA Young Lawyers Division & Municipal Court
Practice Section
Essential
Crash Course:
Learn everything you need to know to successfully handle these cases!
This
informative guide to Municipal Court practice and procedure will provide you
with a road map for presenting cases in Municipal Court.
An
authoritative panel of experienced attorneys will explore a wide variety of
matters that you are likely to encounter. They will also bring you up to date
on recent developments you need to understand in order to effectively
represent your clients. Hear the latest on the interlock, jury trials for DWI
cases, while staying abreast of strategies for presenting drug, DWI and motor
vehicle cases in Municipal Court.
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Program Agenda Included:
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5:30
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Welcome and Criminal
Traffic Case Law Update - Kenneth A. Vercammen, Esq.
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6:00
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Procedure: What to
expect on your day in court - Procedural issues; driving while
suspended; probationary drivers - Tara Auciello, Esq. |
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6:25
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The Prosecutor’s
Perspective: no-insurance cases, recent directives from the
Attorney General and Prosecutor, plea agreements in drug cases, double jeopardy issues - Norma M. Murgado, Esq. |
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6:50
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Expert arguments
that may work, common errors by defense attorneys and
prosecutors, how to impress the court staff and not annoy the prosecutor - Tara Auciello, Esq.; Norma M. Murgado, Esq. |
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7:15
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Break
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7:25
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Domestic violence,
assault and handling drug cases - William G. Brigiani, Esq.
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7:55
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Recent Development
in DWI cases - DWI interview; what defendant counsel does
after the interview, Field Sobriety ad HGN, Alcotest - John Menzel, Esq. |
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8:35
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Point Counter Point
on DWI - John Menzel, Esq.; Norma M. Murgado, Esq.
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