2053 Woodbridge Avenue - Edison, NJ 08817

Sunday, August 19, 2018

E544 New cases: Consent to search voluntarily given here Warrantless blood draw permitted in fatal accident based on exigency Annual Happy Hour and Networking Social Charity Races New Event: Wills and Power of Attorney Seminar Ken Vercammen's Wedding Anniversary Edison Elks Rib Night

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In this issue:
  1. New cases: Consent to search voluntarily given here
  2. Warrantless blood draw permitted in fatal accident based on exigency 
  3. Annual Happy Hour and Networking Social
  4. Charity Races
  5. New Event: Wills and Power of Attorney Seminar
  6. Ken Vercammen's Wedding Anniversary
  7. Edison Elks Rib Night
 Recent cases: 
1. Consent to search voluntarily given here.
State v. Hagans 233 NJ 30 (2018)
     Because the trial court's determination that the driver ultimately knowingly and voluntarily gave consent to search is supported by sufficient credible evidence, the trial court properly denied defendant's motion to suppress the evidence seized during the search.
 2. Warrantless blood draw permitted in fatal accident based on exigency. State v. Zalcberg 232 NJ 335 (2018)
       The totality of the circumstances in this case evince an objective exigency, relaxing the need for a warrant and rendering the officer's warrantless blood draw constitutional. The court held that the facts of this case, in totality, indicate an objective exigency: a fatal accident with multiple serious injuries, the absence of an established telephonic warrant system, and the myriad duties with which the police officers present were tasked. We also afford "substantial weight" to the "potential dissipation of" the alcohol in defendant's blood. Adkins, 221 N.J. at 303, 113 A.3d 734. Therefore, the court held that the warrantless blood draw did not violate defendant's constitutional rights in this case.
3. Reminder Annual Happy Hour & Networking Social
July 13, 2018
    Professionals, Attorneys, Clients, Friends, Runners, Law Enforcement invited to Happy Hour & Networking Social
July 13, 2018   Friday at Bar Anticipation
703 16th Ave. Lake Como/ Belmar, NJ 07719
   Free !    
5:30-7:55PM Hot & Cold Buffet
   The reduced price Happy Hour is 6-7PM is now $2.00 House Drinks, House Wine Bud/BudLt draft 
   Co-sponsored by NJ State Bar Association Municipal Court Section & several other organizations
      Outdoor bands, prize giveaways. Bring your friends. Pass this along. Please bring a canned food donation for a community food bank, continuing to provide food and help to individuals in need.
      Email Ken Vercammen's Law Office so we can put your name on the VIP list for wristbands.     VercammenLaw@Njlaws.com
4. Charity races
July 11, 2018 Woodbridge Pizza run 4-mile   7pm  free pizza, Sewaren Riverfront co-sponsored by Wakefern Shoprite    

July 14, 2018  Belmar Five Mile Run 5 mile, 8:30am belmar5.com After party at Bar A
July 15, 2018 5k Run/Walk VWF Post #133 East Brunswick, 9:00 AM free burgers, beer food  Sunday new start EB Community Arts Center 721 Cranbury Rd. in East Brunswick

July 21, 2018 NJ State Triathlon Sprint Mercer County Park  

July 22, 2018 JSRC Picnic at Monmouth Park Racetrack Sunday [not a race]

5. New event:
Perth Amboy Public Library- Wills & Power of Attorney Seminar
July 10 at 6pm
Perth Amboy Public Library
196 Jefferson St.
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 Open to the public. You do not need to be a resident. 732-826-2600
6. Ken Vercammen's wedding Anniversary July 8
 
The Groomsmen at wedding July 8, 1989 were:
Front Row: Jim Watt, Cynthia Vercammen, Ken Vercammen, Chris Knigge
Middle row: John Bachenski, Mike Sydor, Mike Brennan
Back row: Jim McGreevey [was NJ Governor], Steve Vercammen
7. Edison Elks Rib Night
July 14, 2018
Tickets will be available at The Lodge
Editorial Assistance provided by Anthony Raccuia.  Mr. Raccuia is participating in Kenneth Vercammen's Summer Internship Program and currently attends the University of New Haven.

Editor's Note and Disclaimer:
All materials Copyright 2018. You may pass along the information on the NJ Laws Newsletter and website, provided the name and address of the Law Office is included.

E547 1. Recent Cases: Domestic violence search to seize firearms could also seize cocaine in plain view. State v. Hemenway (App. Div. 2018). 2. Outdoor summer concerts 3. Fun Upcoming Running Races & Charity events selected by Kenneth Vercammen 4. Handling Drug, DWI and Serious Cases in Municipal Court Seminar October 1 5. Reminder Remove & Expungement of NJ Criminal Arrests and Convictions- Free Seminar September 19

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In This Issue: 
1.    Recent Cases: Domestic violence search to seize firearms could also seize cocaine in plain view. State v. Hemenway (App. Div. 2018).
2.    Outdoor summer concerts
3.    Fun Upcoming Running Races & Charity events selected by Kenneth Vercammen
4.    Handling Drug, DWI and Serious Cases in Municipal Court Seminar October 1
5.    Reminder Remove & Expungement of NJ Criminal Arrests and Convictions- Free Seminar September 19
Recent cases:
1. Domestic violence search to seize firearms could also seize cocaine in plain view. State v. Hemenway (App. Div. 2018).
     Defendant's putative paramour filed a complaint against defendant under the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act (PDVA), N.J.S.A. 2C:25-17 to -35, alleging he forcibly entered her residence and assaulted and threatened her. After considering the victim's sworn testimony, a Family Part judge issued an ex parte temporary restraining order (TRO) under N.J.S.A. 2C:25-28(g) and a warrant to search defendant's apartment and seize any firearms as authorized by N.J.S.A. 2C:25-28(j). 
The police arrested defendant on fourth degree contempt, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-9(b)(1), when he refused to permit the officers to enter his apartment to execute the domestic violence search warrant. Once inside, the officers found in plain view cocaine and drug paraphernalia. Based on the sworn testimony of a detective, a Criminal Part judge issued a telephonic warrant to search the apartment for narcotics. The plain view narcotics was deemed admissible.

2. Outdoor summer concerts
August 9, 2018 Jerry Garcia Celebration w/Marc Muller & Friends [Grateful Dead tribute] Pier Village 7PM to 8:30 PM Free
** Rain or Shine.
In case of inclement weather concert will be held in Long Branch Middle School
(350 Indiana Ave. & Bath Ave.)

August 11, 2018 Belmar Pirate Bar Crawl 4pm
Come one, come all, dressed in your favorite pirate gear to join in a fun day exploring Belmar's finest drinking establishments. This is a free event!! No need to purchase a ticket or to pay any entry fees to anywhere we go. Just dress as a pirate and join along. 
Bar Schedule:
4:00-5:15 10th Ave Burrito 
5:30-6:45 9th Ave Pier 
7:00-9:00 Bar Anticipation

August 11, 2018 Edison Elks Family Pool night Saturday
Food, refreshments, music movie $15.00
Edison Elks Lodge #2487
375 Old Post Road
Edison NJ 08817-4653
(732) 985-2487
near ShopRite and Edison HS.

August 12, 2018 Elks District Wildwood parade Awards Picnic,, August 12th, 1PM at our Lodge. Come and see what awards we will be taking home. The cost is $15 per person.

August 14, 2018 Riders On the Storm Doors cover band @ Woodbridge NJ High School Field 7:30 Free but bring canned food donation

August 15, 2018 "BEST OF THE EAGLES" Returns to the Woodbridge Concert Stage On Wed., 7:30 PM at WHS Free but bring canned food donation
Aug 19 ZBTB (Zac Brown Tribute Band) in Woodbridge
Parker Press Park
400 Rahway Ave, Woodbridge, New Jersey 07095
Free but bring canned food donation

August 26, 2018 Toby Keith Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
1000 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ, 

August 28, 2018 JSRC Bar-B-Q Meeting Deal firehouse - Tuesday, August 28, 6:30pm Deal Firehouse, 110 Brighton Ave, Deal

3. Fun Upcoming Running Races & Charity events selected by Kenneth Vercammen
August 11, 2018 Asbury Sheehan 5k Asbury Park, N.J. 8:30am Wakefern Shoprite co-sponsor jsrc.org

August 18, 2018 Bradley Beach 5k 8:30 Wakefern Shoprite co-sponsor eliteracingsystems.com

August 19, 2018  Ray Licata Long Branch One Mile Ocean Swim 1 mile 8am 

August 25, 2018 Belmar SOL 5k 

August 28, 2018 JSRC meeting & BBQ Deal firehouse 6:15 [swim in Ocean at 5pm sharp prior to BBQ]

September 1, 2018 Scranton Capt. Minicozzi 5k 10am https://runsignup.com/Race/Events/PA/Scranton/Minicozzi5k

4. Handling Drug, DWI and Serious Cases in Municipal Court Seminar 
October 1, 2018 5:30PM-9:05PM
NJ Law Center, New Brunswick, NJ
     Please forward to any attorneys, prosecutors or judges you believe may be interested.
     Speakers: Kenneth A. Vercammen, Esq., Past Municipal Court Attorney of the Year
Norma M. Murgado, Esq. Chief Prosecutor (Elizabeth), Chief Prosecutor (Woodbridge)
Lorraine Nielsen, Esq. Municipal Court Prosecutor, Milltown John Menzel, Esq. Past Chair NJSBA Municipal Court Practice Section 
William Brigiani, Esq. Past Middlesex Bar President
     This informative seminar on Municipal Court practice and procedure will familiarize you with recent new developments affecting cases that are heard in Municipal Court. An authoritative panel of experienced attorneys will be joined by well-respected Municipal Prosecutors to 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. 
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE FOR CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
NJICLE, A Division of the NJSBA NJ State Bar
For lawyers $170- $190 tuition depending on NJSBA membership 
½ price for Judges. 
One Constitution Square, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Phone: (732) 214-8500 · CustomerService@njsba.com

5. Reminder Remove & Expungement of NJ Criminal Arrests and Convictions- Free Seminar September 19 from 5:00pm-5:45 
   Location: Law Office of Kenneth Vercammen, 2053 Woodbridge Ave, Edison, NJ 08817
New Expungement Law takes effect October 1, 2018

        COST: Free if you pre-register.Complimentary materials provided. This program is limited to 15 people. Please bring a canned food donation, which will be given to the St. Matthews Food Bank. Please email us if you plan on attending or if you would like us to email the materials. Attorneys- If space exists you can attend if you want to learn more about expungements.
SPEAKER: Kenneth Vercammen, Esq. 
Editorial Assistance provided by Anthony Raccuia.  Mr. Raccuia is participating in Kenneth Vercammen's Summer Internship Program and currently attends the University of New Haven.

Editor's Note and Disclaimer:
All materials Copyright 2018. You may pass along the information on the NJ Laws Newsletter and website, provided the name and address of the Law Office is included.

E546 Have a Power of Attorney prepared for your college children and children traveling out of state Recent Cases: Driver's failure to provide registration here permitted limited search. State v. Terry 232 N.J. 218 (2018). Search under a tarp under house curtilage not permitted. Collins v. Virginia, 138 S. Ct. 1663 (2018). Fun Upcoming Running Races & Charity Events ABA Estate Planning and Elder Law Joint Committee Meeting Remove & Expungement of NJ Criminal Arrests and Convictions- Free Seminar, September 19 Summer Blast Happy Hour at Bar A was a good time.

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In This Issue: 
  1. Have a Power of Attorney prepared for your college children and children traveling out of state
  2. Recent Cases: Driver's failure to provide registration here permitted limited search. State v. Terry 232 N.J. 218 (2018).
  3. Search under a tarp under house curtilage not permitted. Collins v. Virginia, 138 S. Ct. 1663 (2018).
  4. Fun Upcoming Running Races & Charity Events
  5. ABA Estate Planning and Elder Law Joint Committee Meeting
  6. Remove & Expungement of NJ Criminal Arrests and Convictions- Free Seminar, September 19
  7. Summer Blast Happy Hour at Bar A was a good time.
     
1. Have a Power of Attorney prepared for your college children and children traveling out of state
 
    There are many good reasons to consider getting a Power of Attorney and Medical Directive for your adult "child". A prominent Monmouth County Law office wrote while you made certain decision for your child before he or she turned 18, you have no authority to take action now. In the event your child becomes ill or has a serious accident while they are away, you do not have legal right to withhold Power of Attorney, it is important to have a plan in place to deal with their health, financial, educational and legal needs.
      Durable Power of Attorney to handle finances will enable you to take care of tasks for your child. This includes: registering their car; communicating with their college about issues which fall under HIPAA, like grades and disciplinary actions; completing financial transactions at their bank, their college, etc. If your child runs in to an issue with their passport while they are overseas, you can be assured that you have the authority to help.
      Living Will or Health Care Directive is important in the event of an accident or illness. You will be able to talk to medical staff and make decisions on your child's behalf, if necessary.
      While you may never need to use these documents, it is better to be safe than sorry!
 
2. Recent cases
Driver's failure to provide registration here permitted limited search. State v. Terry 232 N.J. 218 (2018).
 
  Sufficient credible evidence supported the trial court's determination that defendant was given an adequate opportunity to present the vehicle's registration before the search commenced. When a driver is unwilling or unable to present proof of a vehicle's ownership, a police officer may conduct a limited search for the registration papers in the areas where they are likely kept in the vehicle. When a police officer can readily determine that the driver or passenger is the lawful possessor of the vehicle-despite an inability to produce the registration-a warrantless search for proof of ownership will not be justified.
 
3. Search under a tarp under house curtilage not permitted. Collins v. Virginia, 138 S. Ct. 1663 (2018). 
 
   During the investigation of two traffic incidents involving an orange and black motorcycle with an extended frame, Officer Rhodes learned that the motorcycle likely was stolen and in the possession of petitioner Ryan Collins. Officer Rhodes discovered photographs on Collins' Facebook profile of an orange and black motorcycle parked in the driveway of a house, drove to the house, and parked on the street. From there, he could see what appeared to be the motorcycle under a white tarp parked in the same location as the motorcycle in the photograph.
       Without a search warrant, Office Rhodes walked to the top of the driveway, removed a tarp, confirmed that a motorcycle was stolen by running the license plate and vehicle identification numbers.
Held: The automobile exception does not permit the warrantless entry of a home or its curtilage in order to search a vehicle therein.
(a) This case arises at the intersection of two components of the Court's Fourth Amendment jurisprudence: the automobile exception to the warrant requirement and the protection extended to the curtilage of a home. In announcing each of the automobile exception's justifications--i.e., the "ready mobility of the automobile" and "the pervasive regulation of vehicles capable of traveling on the public highways," California v. Carney471 U. S. 386, 390, 392--the Court emphasized that the rationales applied only to automobiles and not to houses, and therefore supported their different treatment as a constitutional matter. When these justifications are present, officers may search an automobile without a warrant so long as they have probable cause. Curtilage--"the area 'immediately surrounding and associated with the home' "--is considered " 'part of the home itself for Fourth Amendment purposes.' " Florida v. Jardines569 U. S. 1, 6
       Thus, when an officer physically intrudes on the curtilage to gather evidence, a Fourth Amendment search has occurred and is presumptively unreasonable absent a warrant.
     (b) As an initial matter, the part of the driveway where Collins' motorcycle was parked and subsequently searched is curtilage. When Officer Rhodes searched the motorcycle, it was parked inside a partially enclosed top portion of the driveway that abuts the house. Just like the front porch, side garden, or area "outside the front window," that enclosure constitutes "an area adjacent to the home and 'to which the activity of home life extends.' " Jardines569 U. S., at 6, 7.
       Because the scope of the automobile exception extends no further than the automobile itself, it did not justify Officer Rhodes' invasion of the curtilage. Nothing in this Court's case law suggests that the automobile exception gives an officer the right to enter a home or its curtilage to access a vehicle without a warrant. Such an expansion would both undervalue the core Fourth Amendment protection afforded to the home and its curtilage and " 'untether' " the exception " 'from the justifications underlying' " it. Riley v. California, 573 U. S. ___, ___.
This Court has similarly declined to expand the scope of other exceptions to the warrant requirement. Thus, just as an officer must have a lawful right of access to any contraband he discovers in plain view in order to seize it without a warrant--see Horton v. California496 U. S. 128, 136-137--and just as an officer must have a lawful right of access in order to arrest a person in his home--see Payton v. New York445 U. S. 573, 587-590--so, too, an officer must have a lawful right of access to a vehicle in order to search it pursuant to the automobile exception.
To allow otherwise would unmoor the exception from its justifications, render hollow the core Fourth Amendment protection the Constitution extends to the house and its curtilage, and transform what was meant to be an exception into a tool with far broader application.
 
4. Fun Upcoming Running Races & Charity Events selected by Kenneth Vercammen

July 29, 2018 JFK Medical Center Miles for Minds 5K Roosevelt Park 9am Edison, NJ Wakefern Shoprite co-sponsor Sunday compuscore.com
 
August 1, 2018 RVRR Summer Pub Crawl

August 11, 2018 Asbury Sheehan 5k Asbury Park, N.J. 8:30amWakefern Shoprite co-sponsor jsrc.org
 
August 18, 2018 Bradley Beach 5k 8:30 Wakefern Shoprite co-sponsor eliteracingsystems.com
 
August 19, 2018     Ray Licata Long Branch One Mile Ocean Swim 1 mile 8am
 
August 25, 2018 Belmar SOL 5k 

August, 28 2018 JSRC meeting & BBQ Deal firehouse 6:15 [swim in Ocean at 5pm sharp prior to BBQ]

September 1, 2018 Scranton Capt. Minicozzi 5k 10am https://runsignup.com/Race/Events/PA/Scranton/Minicozzi5k

5. ABA Estate Planning and Elder Law Joint Committee Meeting has been scheduled for Friday August 3, at 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm round table discussion Free to attendees
at the ABA Annual Meeting Chicago

Swissotel Chicago
Room Montreux II
2nd Floor, Event Centre 
323 E Upper Wacker Dr.
Chicago, IL 60601
 
   Ideas to be discussed:
- BUILDING THE MILLION DOLLAR ESTATE PLANNING PRACTICE
A Lawyer's Guide to Creating a Winning Estate Planning Practice 
 
Ethically Building Your Practice using free and low-cost online methods
 
6. Remove & Expungement of NJ Criminal Arrests and Convictions- Free Seminar, September 19 from 5:00pm-5:45
   Location: Law Office of Kenneth Vercammen, 2053 Woodbridge Ave, Edison, NJ 08817
New Expungement Law takes effect October 1, 2018
 
       COST: Free if you pre-register.Complimentary materials provided. This program is limited to 15 people. Please bring a canned food donation, which will be given to the St. Matthews Food Bank. Please email us if you plan on attending or if you would like us to email the materials. Attorneys- If space exists you can attend if you want to learn more about expungements.
SPEAKER: Kenneth Vercammen, Esq. 
              (Author- Criminal Law Forms by the American Bar Association)
The NJ statute on expungement was revised to be effective October 1, 2018 If someone has been arrested or even had a private criminal complaint signed against them in the Municipal Court, they have a criminal record, even if the charges were dismissed or received a Conditional Discharge Under NJ Law past criminal arrests and convictions can be expunged/ erased under certain instances. This program will discuss the expungement process. I served as a Municipal Prosecutor and was amazed how minor criminal guilty pleas and even dismissed charges can affect someone's ability to get a job or advance a career. Do you have children or someone you know or work with that needs an expungement?
     To attend email VercammenLaw@Njlaws.com
       Can't attend? We can email you materials
Send email to VercammenLaw@Njlaws.com
 
      More info: The Petition for expungement is filed in the Superior Court. It takes a minimum of three months for the court to grant the expungement. The requirements are very formal. There can be a waiting period between 6 months up to 10 years after the criminal case is finished. For someone who had a drug charge, they can hire an attorney apply for Expungement 6 months after the Conditional Discharge is complete. The statute requires detailed notices served by the attorney on the State Police, Attorney General and numerous other government entities.
       Typical Court costs and Legal fees for expungement range from $1,500-$2,500.
 
7. Summer Blast Happy Hour July 13, 2018 at Bar A was a good time.
We thank over 100 professionals, attorneys and friends who attended the Summer Blast Happy Hour & Networking Social at Bar Anticipation. My family and I had a great time catching up with old friends and meeting new ones.
We appreciate the many attendees donated canned goods donated which were donated to St. Matthews Edison Food Pantry.
Photos on Facebook pages below.
 
Happy hour Facebook photos
   and
 
       We thank the co-sponsors sponsors for the Happy Hour the NJ State Bar Association Sections and Committees, Retired Police & Fire Middlesex Monmouth Local 9, Lakewood Chamber of Commerce, Central Jersey Professional Networking Group, Edison Elks, Legends of Belmar Volleyball Club, and several other organizations.
 
       Special thanks to my friends who helped hang up the banners and our volunteers who checked in the guests and gave out wristbands.
Ken Vercammen, Esq. has been having social events and participating in Bar Anticipation activities for 25 years. We appreciate the generosity of manager Johnny Bee & co-owners Reggie Hyde, Pat Mastroli, and Tom Jannarone, Esq.
We look forward to seeing you and all your friends at our future events. We will include you in our notices of upcoming fun and charity events.
    If your group, non-profit or organization wishes to co-sponsor the 2019 Happy Hour, please contact Ken Vercammen, Edison, NJVercammenLaw@njlaws.com
Editorial Assistance provided by Anthony Raccuia.  Mr. Raccuia is participating in Kenneth Vercammen's Summer Internship Program and currently attends the University of New Haven.

Editor's Note and Disclaimer:
All materials Copyright 2018. You may pass along the information on the NJ Laws Newsletter and website, provided the name and address of the Law Office is included.

E545 In This Issue: 1. New Cases: Later obtained search warrant does not correct prior illegal warrantless search. State v. Atwood 232 N.J. 433(2018). 2. Evidence suppressed where no valid inventory search. State v. Hummel 232 N.J. 196 (2018). 3. Annual Happy Hour & Networking Social 4. Charity races 5. Welcome Summer 2018 Law Clerks

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In This Issue: 
1.    New Cases: Later obtained search warrant does not correct prior illegal warrantless search. State v. Atwood 232 N.J. 433(2018).
2.    Evidence suppressed where no valid inventory search. State v. Hummel 232 N.J. 196 (2018).
3.    Annual Happy Hour & Networking Social
4.    Charity races
5.    Welcome Summer 2018 Law Clerks
Recent cases:
1. Later obtained search warrant does not correct prior illegal warrantless search. State v. Atwood 232 N.J. 433(2018). 

         Search warrants are prospective in nature-they authorize the taking of action. A later-obtained search warrant does not retroactively validate preceding warrantless conduct that is challenged through a suppression motion focused on the legitimacy of the seizure that gave rise to a later search. The State must bear the burden of proving the legitimacy of the seizure that led to a later warrant and search-in this case the stop.

2. Evidence suppressed where no valid inventory search. State v. Hummel 232 N.J. 196 (2018).

     The Court finds no valid inventory search and therefore affirms the Appellate Division's determination that the evidence seized during the search should be suppressed.
An inventory search must be reasonable under the circumstances to pass constitutional muster. In Mangold, the Court explained that the propriety of an inventory search involves a two-step inquiry: (1) whether the impoundment of the property is justified; and (2) whether the inventory procedure was legal. Id. at 583. For there to be a lawful inventory search, there must be a lawful impoundment. Courts need only analyze the reasonableness of the inventory search if the impoundment is justified. Several factors are relevant to the reasonableness inquiry. They include "the scope of the search, the procedure used, and the availability of less intrusive alternatives." Id. at 584. 
        Under the first Mangold inquiry, the detectives' impoundment of defendant's purse was not justified. The detectives had not arrested defendant before seeking to impound her purse. Defendant kept her purse open and within her reach for the entire interrogation. She rummaged through her bag several times in front of the detectives. The detectives did not frisk defendant at any point during her detention. They sought to remove her bag from the interrogation room only after she asked for an attorney. Crucially, they asked defendant if she would rather examine the contents of her purse herself. It is clear that had valid safety concerns existed at the time they sought to impound her bag, the officers would not have given defendant the option to search her own purse.
         Even if the initial impoundment was justified under the first Mangold inquiry, the search would fail under the balancing test required by the second. The detectives initiated the search to find the $500 defendant claimed her purse contained. The scope of the search should have been limited to that $500. The State concedes that the departmental policy for inventory searches is unknown. There is no way then to determine whether the detectives' search was executed according to any purported policy or practice. Finally, the detectives had reasonable, less intrusive alternatives available to protect them against false theft claims that would have simultaneously respected defendant's constitutionally protected privacy rights. The inventory search exception to the Fourth Amendment warrant requirement does not apply, and the detectives' search was unconstitutional.  

3. Reminder Annual Happy Hour & Networking Social
July 13, 2018
   Professionals, Attorneys, Friends, Runners, Law Enforcement invited to Happy Hour & Networking Social
July 13, 2018   Friday at Bar Anticipation
703 16th Ave. Lake Como/ Belmar, NJ 07719
   We anticipate being outside under the big tent at the Boardwalk Bar.
Schedule
5pm doors open
5:30-7:45   Food inside Hot & Cold Food
6-7 The reduced price Happy Hour is 6-7PM is $2.00 House Drinks, House Wine Bud/BudLt draft
5:30-7:30 D'Jay inside with games and prizes
6-8:30 Music outside near Boardwalk Bar
     Bar Anticipation
703 16th Ave. Lake Como/ Belmar, NJ 07719   
   Look for banners of NJ State Bar Association, Kenneth Vercammen Law and American Flag. Rain or Shine
   Wear a Hawaiian Shirt or other summer wear or yellow "My Attorney Fights" shirt. No suits or ties.
Happy Hour Party Volunteers needed
   We need a couple of volunteers for a short period of time
  • 1 Volunteer: Help hang up signs and banner 5:20 PM
  • 1 Volunteer: Help check names off and give out VIP wristbands 5:30-6:30 PM & 6:00-7:00 PM
  • 1 Volunteer: Help give out free stuff to our guests, but stop outsiders from stealing bags and stuff
  • 1 Volunteer: Help lug canned food donations for Community Food Bank to car at end of party
  • Photographer - Take Photos
Please bring a canned food donation for the St. Matthews' St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank, continuing to provide food and help to individuals in need. 
Outdoor & indoor music, prize giveaways. Bring your friends. Pass this along. And.. please at least tip the bartender when getting drinks.
      Email Ken Vercammen's Law Office so we can put your name on the VIP list for wristbands.     VercammenLaw@Njlaws.com   
 4 blocks from Belmar Train Station and 6 blocks from the ocean.

4. Charity races
July 14, 2018 Belmar Five Mile Run 5 mile, 8:30am belmar5.com

July 15, 2018 5k Run/walk VFW Post #133  East Brunswick, NJ 9:00 AM free burgers, beer food Sunday new start EB Community Arts Center 721 Cranbury Rd. in East Brunswick

July 21, 2018 NJ State Triathlon Sprint Mercer County Park

July 22, 2018     JSRC Picnic at Monmouth Park Racetrack Sunday [not a race]

July 29, 2018 JFK Medical Center Miles for Minds 5K Roosevelt Park 9am Edison, NJ Wakefern Shoprite co-sponsor Sunday compuscore.com

5. Welcome Summer 2018 Law Clerks


The Summer 2018 Law Clerks are:
Front Row: Katy Lekh [University of Maryland Law], Gianna Sanguinetti [Villanova University], Caitlin Gugliotta [Dickinson College],
Back Row: Richard Krupczak [Georgetown University Law], Anthony Raccuia [University of New Haven], Sean Kargman [Boston University], Joe Cifelli [Penn State University], Sean Giblin Jr. [Rutgers Law].

E543 New cases: Police have duty to preserve video and evidence. Odor of pot does not allow police to search the trunk without consent or warrant. Wills and Estate Planning- Free Seminar Annual Happy Hour and Networking Social Upcoming Charity Races

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  1. New cases: Police have duty to preserve video and evidence.
  2. Odor of pot does not allow police to search the trunk without consent or warrant.
  3. Wills and Estate Planning- Free Seminar
  4. Annual Happy Hour and Networking Social
  5. Upcoming Charity Races

       June 17 Happy Father's Dad to my Dad, Al Vercammen, veteran of Korean War, past president Metuchen First Aid, and a volunteer leader of the YMCA Indian Guides. As a kid one of my highlights was to sit in the Metuchen First Aid ambulance and hit the siren as we rode in the Metuchen Memorial Day parade. Dad was selected as Man of the Year by the Metuchen Jaycees for his volunteer work. Dad and mom traveled to Scranton while I was in college to see Mike Brennan and I win a race for the University of Scranton Varsity Cross-Country team. We enjoyed every Memorial Day, 4th of July and Labor Day at their Poconos Lake house for 28 years. Now on Father's Day, we enjoy swimming at their Active Adult Community Pool in Jackson.  Happy Father's Day to all Dads. 

Recent cases: 1. Police have duty to preserve video and evidence.
State v Richardson 452 NJ Super. 124 (App. Div. 2018)
       The court reverses defendant's drug possession conviction and holds that when the State refuses a defense attorney's diligent pre-indictment request to preserve and produce recordings, which the State or its law enforcement agencies created and are directly relevant to adjudicating an existing charge, the defendant is entitled to an adverse inference charge.
In this drug case, despite the attorney's timely preservation request, the State allowed the automatic erasure of a booking room video that likely recorded the search of defendant, which allegedly uncovered the drugs he was charged with possessing. The court also holds the court erred by allowing the State to introduce evidence that defendant gave a false name during the earlier traffic stop.

2. Odor of pot does not allow police to search the trunk without consent or warrant. State v. Houston unreported App Div.
      During a motor vehicle stop, officers observed respondent was not wearing a seatbelt and also detected the smell of burnt marijuana once respondent lowered the window. The officers removed respondent from the car and placed him under arrest after a search of his person produced five prescription pills, along with a large sum of money. During a search of the vehicle, officers found additional pills and marijuana. On motion to suppress evidence, the trial court concluded the "vehicle stop was lawful" because officers "observed motor vehicle violations." Additionally, the seizure of the burnt marijuana cigarette in the ashtray was "valid pursuant to a search incident to arrest," and because it was in "plain view."
However, the trial judge held the officers had no right to search the backpack or its contents, "or disassemble the car parts which covered the voids and the air vents of the car" without a warrant as respondent was handcuffed and removed from the car with no ability to destroy potential evidence.
      On appeal, the court was tasked with determining whether the search exceeded the permissible scope pursuant to the automobile exception. Despite the unsettled landscape in prior precedents, the court reversed in part finding that the officers had authority to conduct a search of the passenger compartment of the vehicle based upon probable cause. Having found the partially smoked marijuana cigarette, as well as the baby bottles filled with suspected controlled substances in the passenger compartment, the officers had probable cause to search the contents of the backpack.   
      However, the court affirmed suppression of the contraband found in the wheel panels as the automobile exception did not authorize such a search that "transcended all bounds of reasonableness." Docket A-0023-17T3 source https://www.law.com/njlawjournal/almID/1513134731NJA002317T/

Edison Elks Father's Day Breakfast - June 17
Come treat Dad to a homemade breakfast!
375 Old Post Road, Edison
All you can eat breakfast buffet
Adults $8/pp
Children (6-12) $4/pp
Under 5 are guests of the Lodge

3. 2018 update Wills and Estate Planning- Free Seminar
June 27 Wednesday
12:15-1:00 PM and again 5:00-5:15pm 
Law Office of Kenneth Vercammen,
2053 Woodbridge Ave, Edison, NJ 08817
 Program is limited to 15 people. Please bring a canned food donation  
      COST: Free if you pre-register by email. Complimentary materials provided at 12:00 sharp. Free sandwich for past and current clients from Craig's Deli.
   We previously held this seminar for the Metuchen and Edison Library. This, which will be given to St. Matthews St. Vincent DePaul Food Bank. Please email us if you plan on attending or if you would like us to email the materials.
      SPEAKER: Kenneth Vercammen, Esq.                 
(Author- ABA Wills and Estate Administration)
      COMPLIMENTARY MATERIAL: Brochures on Wills, Probate and Administration of an Estate, Power of Attorney, Living Wills, Real Estate Sales for Seniors, and Trusts.   
Co-Sponsor: Middlesex County Estate Planning Council
To attend email VercammenLaw@Njlaws.com

  4. Annual Happy Hour & Networking Social
July 13, 2018
    Professionals, Attorneys, Friends, Runners, Law Enforcement invited to Happy Hour & Networking Social 
July 13, 2018   
Friday at Bar Anticipation
703 16th Ave. 
Lake Como/ Belmar, NJ 07719
      Free !    
5:30-7:55PM Hot & Cold Buffet
   The reduced price Happy Hour is 6-7PM is now $2.00 House Drinks, House Wine Bud/BudLt draft 
   Co-sponsored by NJ State Bar Association Municipal Court Section & several other organizations
      Outdoor bands, prize giveaways. Bring your friends. Pass this along. Please bring a canned food donation for a community food bank, continuing to provide food and help to individuals in need.
      Email Ken Vercammen's Law Office so we can put your name on the VIP list for wristbands.     VercammenLaw@Njlaws.com

5. Charity races  
June 18, 2018  PRESIDENT'S CUP 5k 8pm, Charlie Browns, Millburn Free beer, big post race party    Ken V needs a ride from Edison or East Brunswick or South Brunswick

June 23, 2018 Union Beach 5k  9am co-sponsor Wakefern Shoprite    unionbeach5k.com

June 23, 2018 Rumson HHH new pub run Allenhurst-Asbury [no more ten mile]

June 24, 2018   Lager Run 5k Glen Ridge 5pm free beer  compuscore.com

June 30, 2018 War at Shore Triathlon Long Branch Sunday 6:50   www.splitsecondracing.net/ 


Editorial Assistance provided by Anthony Raccuia.  Mr. Raccuia is participating in Kenneth Vercammen's Summer Internship Program and currently attends the University of New Haven.

Editor's Note and Disclaimer:
All materials Copyright 2018. You may pass along the information on the NJ Laws Newsletter and website, provided the name and address of the Law Office is included.

E542 1. June 27 Wills Seminar in Our Office 2. Annual Happy Hour July 13 at Bar A 3. New Cases: Restraining order should not be issued if domestic violence not proved. 4. Hearsay is generally admissible in a VOP hearing. 5. Upcoming Charity Runs and Community Events

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1. June 27 Wills Seminar in Our Office
2. Annual Happy Hour July 13 at Bar A
3. New Cases: Restraining order should not be issued if domestic violence not proved.
4. Hearsay is generally admissible in a VOP hearing.
5. Upcoming Charity Runs and Community Events


1. 2018 update Wills and Estate Planning- Free Seminar
June 27 Wednesday
12:15-1:00 PM and again 5:00-5:15pm 
Law Office of Kenneth Vercammen,
2053 Woodbridge Ave, Edison, NJ 08817
 program is limited to 15 people. Please bring a canned food donation   
      COST: Free if you pre-register by email. Complimentary materials provided at 12:00 sharp. Free sandwich for past and current clients from Craig's Deli.
   We previously held this seminar for the Metuchen and Edison Library. This, which will be given to St. Matthews St. Vincent DePaul Food Bank. Please email us if you plan on attending or if you would like us to email the materials. 
      SPEAKER: Kenneth Vercammen, Esq.                 
(Author- ABA Wills and Estate Administration)
1. NJ Estate Tax eliminated on Estates as of January 1, 2018 & Veterans Tax credit
2. NJ Inheritance Tax stays if assets are going to persons other than spouse or children.    
3. Federal Estate Tax exemption increased to over $5.6 million in 2018 but gifts limited to $14,000 per person
4. Set up a testamentary trust in your Will for Protection for spouses and leaving assets to children: 
5. We recommend Self- Proving Wills since witnesses often move or pass away
6. The New Probate law NJ 
7. NJ Supreme Court holds if an executor or trustee violates fiduciary duty they can be liable for attorneys fees
8. Power of Attorney- Do not use a form purchased online. 
9. Federal Health Privacy Law (HIPAA)- Have a new Living Will prepared
10. Competency required to sign a Will or Power of Attorney
      COMPLIMENTARY MATERIAL: Brochures on Wills, Probate and Administration of an Estate, Power of Attorney, Living Wills, Real Estate Sales for Seniors, and Trusts.   
Co-Sponsor: Middlesex County Estate Planning Council
To attend email VercammenLaw@Njlaws.com
other Information call 732-572-0500unknown.png
Can't attend?  We can email you materials

 2. Happy Hour & Networking Social
July 13, 2018
    Professionals, Attorneys, Friends, Runners, Law Enforcement invited to Happy Hour & Networking Social
July 13, 2018   Friday
at Bar Anticipation 
703 16th Ave. Lake Como/ Belmar, NJ 07719
   Free !     
5:30-7:55PM Hot & Cold Buffet 
   The reduced price Happy Hour is 6-7PM is now $2.00 House Drinks, House Wine Bud/BudLt draft  
   Co-sponsored by NJ State Bar Association Municipal Court Section & several other organizations
      Outdoor bands, prize giveaways. Bring your friends. Pass this along. Please bring a canned food donation for a community food bank, continuing to provide food and help to individuals in need.
      Email Ken Vercammen's Law Office so we can put your name on the VIP list for wristbands.     VercammenLaw@Njlaws.com
   If your group, non-profit or organization wishes to co-sponsor the networking happy hour, please contact 
KENNETH VERCAMMEN, Esq.
2053 Woodbridge Ave. Edison, NJ 08817   
    Bar Anticipation is 5 blocks from the Belmar Train Station and 8 blocks from the Ocean boardwalk

2018 Happy Hour Co-Sponsors as of 5/11/18
NJ State Bar Association Municipal Court Section
Young Lawyers Division YLD
Criminal Law Section
Business Law Section
Construction Law Section
Elder and Disability Law Section
Minorities in Legal Profession Section (MIPS)
Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section
Federal Practice and Procedure Section
Insurance Defense Special Committee
Insurance Law Section
Labor and Employment Law Section 
Lawyers In Transition Special Committee
Local Government Law Section
NJSBA Dispute Resolution Section
Paralegal Special Committee
Consumer Protection Committee
Diversity Committee
Morris County Bar
 NJ Defense Association
Paralegal Association of NJ
Lakewood Chamber of Commerce
Central Jersey Professionals Networking Group
ABA Estate, Probate & Trust Committee
ABA Elder Law Committee
ABA Criminal Law Committee
Retired Police & Fire Middlesex Monmouth Local 9
Middlesex Estate Planning Council
Edison Elks BPOE

New Cases:
3.  Restraining order should not be issued if domestic violence not proved.  M.C. VS. G.T. 452 NJ Super. 509 (2018)
   Plaintiff failed to prove defendant committed an act of domestic violence but the judge - after acknowledging the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act did not permit issuance of a final restraining order - relied on P.J.G. v. P.S.S., 297 N.J.  Super. 468 (App. Div. 1997), invoked her "inherent equitable powers," and entered restraints in plaintiff's favor. 
The court reversed, holding that even if it represents good law, P.J.G. requires that some other vehicle - such as another pending action between the parties - must be available for the issuance of restraints based on the trial court's inherent equitable powers. There being no action between the parties except the domestic violence action in question, the trial court was not authorized to impose restraints or do anything but dismiss plaintiff's domestic violence action without granting affirmative relief. A-4781-15T4

4. Hearsay is generally admissible in a VOP hearing.  State v. Mosley  232 NJ 169 (2018)
  Hearsay is generally admissible in a VOP hearing. When assessing the State's ability to rely on hearsay to satisfy its proof obligation without contravening a defendant's due process rights, a court fundamentally should consider the State's reasons for relying on hearsay forms of evidence and the reliability of the evidence for its proposed purpose. In this matter, the State failed to provide any justification for relying on hearsay, and the hearsay evidence was not sufficiently reliable for its asserted purpose of substantiating the new criminal charges against defendant. 
A-24-16; 

Happy Hour & Networking Social
July 13, 2018
    Professionals, Attorneys, Friends, Runners, Law Enforcement invited to Happy Hour & Networking Social
July 13, 2018   Friday
at Bar Anticipation
703 16th Ave. Lake Como/ Belmar, NJ 07719
   Free !    
5:30-7:55PM Hot & Cold Buffet
   The reduced price Happy Hour is 6-7PM is now $2.00 House Drinks, House Wine Bud/BudLt draft 
   Co-sponsored by NJ State Bar Association Municipal Court Section & several other organizations
      Outdoor bands, prize giveaways. Bring your friends. Pass this along. Please bring a canned food donation for a community food bank, continuing to provide food and help to individuals in need.
      Email Ken Vercammen's Law Office so we can put your name on the VIP list for wristbands.     VercammenLaw@Njlaws.com
   If your group, non-profit or organization wishes to co-sponsor the networking happy hour, please contact
KENNETH VERCAMMEN, Esq.
2053 Woodbridge Ave. Edison, NJ 08817  

    Bar Anticipation is 5 blocks from the Belmar Train Station and 8 blocks from the Ocean boardwalk

2018 Happy Hour Co-Sponsors as of 5/11/18
NJ State Bar Association Municipal Court Section
Young Lawyers Division YLD
Criminal Law Section
Business Law Section
Construction Law Section
Elder and Disability Law Section
Minorities in Legal Profession Section (MIPS)
Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section
Federal Practice and Procedure Section
Insurance Defense Special Committee
Insurance Law Section
Labor and Employment Law Section
Lawyers In Transition Special Committee
Local Government Law Section
NJSBA Dispute Resolution Section
Paralegal Special Committee
Consumer Protection Committee
Diversity Committee
Morris County Bar
 NJ Defense Association
Paralegal Association of NJ
Lakewood Chamber of Commerce
Central Jersey Professionals Networking Group
ABA Estate, Probate & Trust Committee
ABA Elder Law Committee
ABA Criminal Law Committee
Retired Police & Fire Middlesex Monmouth Local 9
Middlesex Estate Planning Council
Edison Elks BPOE

5. Upcoming Charity Runs & Community Events
June 9, 2018 Pancreatic Cancer 5k Run for a Cure, 8am, 
Roosevelt Park, Edison
June 10, 2018  South Brunswick 25 mile bike
June 14, 2018 Flag Day 5K in support of our Hope for Veterans® Transitional Housing Program at 7 P.M. at the Lyons VA Campus, 151 Knollcroft Road, Lyons (Bernards Township), NJ.       runninginusa.com
June 16, 2018      Red Bank Classic 5k 8:30
June 18, 2018  PRESIDENT'S CUP 5k 8pm, Charlie Browns, Millburn Free beer, big post race party    Ken V needs a ride from Edison or East Brunswick or South Brunswick 
June 23, 2018 Union Beach 5k  9am co-sponsor Wakefern Shoprite    unionbeach5k.com