NJ Laws Email Newsletter E314

NJ Laws Email Newsletter E314
Kenneth Vercammen, Attorney at Law
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September 9, 2009
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In This Issue:
1. Patriot Day Observance - September 11th Local Events
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Recent Important Cases:
2. Law Division Judges Say that Entire Judge King Alcotest Report was not Adopted
by Supreme Court.
3. Police May Interrogate Even if Public Defender Assigned.
4. Next Community Events and Races.
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Greetings Kenneth Vercammen,
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1. Patriot Day Observance
September 11th Local Events
Metuchen Freedom Plaza 911 Memorial
Date: September 11, 2009
Time: 8:00AM
Address: Corner of Main Street and Woodbridge Avenue, Metuchen, NJ
Location: The Freedom Plaza, next to the Metuchen train station
Dedicated to: Memorial honoring residents and commuters who took the train from
Metuchen station
Type of Memorial: Clock Tower and Brick Wall with Names
Open to Public: Yes
Description: The plaques of Freedom Plaza list the names of the nearly 700 residents
of New Jersey who died in the Sept. 11 attacks, the 13 victims from Metuchen and
Edison have stars next to their names. A clock tower stands in front of the plaza,
with the names engraved on plaques set in the brick. The victims names were listed
alphabetically on purpose to show the randomness of what happened on September 11th.
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9-11 Memorial Run
Friday, Sept 11, 6 PM,
9/11 Memorial Run,
Ocean Ave and 16th Avenue by Dunkin Donuts, Belmar, NJ
Come out to honor all who lost their lives on that tragic day. About 4 - 5 Miles.
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Recent Important Cases:
2. Law Division Judges Say that Entire Judge King Alcotest Report was not Adopted
by Supreme Court. State v. Coppola ___NJ Super.___ Law Div. Camden Cty. 14-3-4513
On Sept. 6, 2006, Giovanni Coppola appeared before Hon. Robert Zane, J.M.C., in
Merchantville, and entered a guilty plea to violating N.J.S.A. 39:4-50. The guilty
plea was entered with the caveat of a Chun stay. Following the Supreme Court's holding
in Chun, the defendant sought to withdraw his guilty plea on the grounds that Chun
adopted Special Master King's report, which stated that higher scrutiny must be
given to cases where the Alcotest results are at the threshold levels (.04, .08,
or .10). The court found that the special master's report was only adopted as modified
within the Chun opinion and that the Chun opinion found that the Alcotest was reliable.
The Trial Judge held that the Chun holding did not adopt King's report in toto and,
as such, a per se violation remains a per se violation. The purpose of the per se
violation is to prevent pretextual defenses where the defendant has been found to
be at or above the threshold blood-alcohol limit. The court held that the Chun decision
did not open the door for pretextual defenses and no additional scrutiny must be
given to threshold level cases.
[Decided April 30, 2009.]
Source: Daily Briefing July 13, 2009
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3. Police May Interrogate Even if Public Defender Assigned. Montejo v. Louisiana
129 S. Ct. 2079 (2009)
Michigan v. Jackson, which forbids police from initiating interrogation of a criminal
defendant once he has invoked his right to counsel at an arraignment or similar
proceeding, is overturned.

Source: New Jersey Law Journal June 1, 2009.
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4. Next Community Events and Races

9/12 Brendan Vercammen's 18th Birthday
9/12 Cranbury Day 5k 9am
9/12 South Brunswick Varsity Soccer at South Brunswick H.S.
9/12 Brielle 10k 9am & beer garden
9/12 Vice Versa Sprint Tri Run 3.5 miles, Bike 12 miles, Swim ¼ mile
9/13 Great Atlantic Triathlon Seaside Triathlon 7am
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9/13 JSRC Picnic at Monmouth Park Racetrack
9/13 Monmouth County Sprint Triathlon 1/4mi Sw, 13mi Bi, 4mi Run, 8am Seven
Presidents Park Long Branch NJ
9/13 USATF-NJ Open and Masters Men's & Women's 5k XC Championships, Holmdel
Park, Holmdel, usatfnj@usatfnj.org, 973-334-8900
9/ 19 The Rat Race-Fall 10 mile trail , 11am Hashing & free beer
9/20 Lavallette Sprint triathlon Swim ¼ mile, Bike 12 miles, Run 3.1 miles
Boy Scout Troop #22 Jesse W. Anderson Sprint
9/20 "War at the Shore" Triathlon Short course .4k swim, 8.5 mile bike, 3 mile
run 6:45am long course .8k swim, 17 mile bike, 5 mile run 6:30am Long Branch
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NJ Laws Email Newsletter E313

NJ Laws Email Newsletter E313
Kenneth Vercammen, Attorney at Law
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August 27, 2009
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In This Issue:
Recent Important Cases:


1. Warrantless Search to Check on Unattended Child Permitted Under Community Caretaking.

2. Refusal Stands Even if Driver Does Not Understand English.

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3. Fun Upcoming Running Races 2009 Selected by Kenneth Vercammen.
4. New Legal Videos on YouTube.



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Greetings Kenneth Vercammen,
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Recent Important Cases:

1. Warrantless Search to Check on Unattended Child Permitted Under Community Caretaking.
State v. Bogan 200 NJ 61 (2009)
The police officer's warrantless entry into an apartment for the purpose of taking
the telephone from an unattended child to speak with his parent was justified by
the community caretaking doctrine because the officer had a duty to identify a
responsible adult for the child and to ensure his safety. Because the officer
was lawfully on the premises when he observed in plain view defendant, who fit the
suspect's description, he had a right to direct his fellow officers to question
defendant. Defendant's Mirandized statements in response to questioning were properly
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2. Refusal Stands Even if Driver Does Not Understand English. State v. Marquez
408 NJ Super. 273 (App. Div. 2009)
The police have no constitutional obligation to translate into Spanish the standard
statement under the breath-test refusal statute, N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.2(e), to a licensed
New Jersey driver arrested for drunk driving who does not understand English. The
court reaffirms the Law Division's holding in State v. Nunez, 139 N.J. Super. 28,
32-33 (Law Div. 1976), that no such translation is required. However, we recommend
that, as an administrative matter, the Motor Vehicle Commission prospectively consider
having the standard statement translated into Spanish and perhaps other prevalent
foreign languages.


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3. Fun Upcoming Running Races 2009, selected by Kenneth Vercammen.
August 29, 2009
Ray Licata Long Branch Ocean Mile Swim
1 mile, & 100 yards for kids,
Long Branch, NJ 8:00AM
August 30, 2009
CJRR Fall Classic
Cranford, NJ 8:30AM
Also, August 30, 2009
RVRR Picnic
September 6, 2009
Jimmy D 5k
New Brunswick, NJ 9:00AM free beer
Also, September 6, 2009
Woodbridge 5k
Woodbridge, NJ 9:00AM
September 7, 2009
South Plainfield 3m
South Plainfield, NJ
Also, September 7, 2009
Monday Pier House 5k
September 12, 2009
Cranbury Day 5k
Cranbury, NJ 9AM
September 13, 2009
Seaside Triathlon 7am
Also, September 13, 2009
JSRC Picnic at Monmouth Park Racetrack
If you are attending any of these races, please call or email Ken V. Often we car
pool or meet at these events. If you can't run, you can volunteer, or walk the course.
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4. New Legal Videos on YouTube.

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Editorial Assistance of this email newsletter was provided by Chase Smith. Mr. Smith
is currently participating in Kenneth Vercammen's Summer Internship Program. Mr.
Smith is hoping to become a criminal attorney in the near future.