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1. Valentine's Day February 14. Thomas Begley Esq. wrote: For Valentine's Day, we remind you to protect your loved ones by planning for the future. Estate and financial planning will ensure that your health care and financial goals are met if you should become incapacitated or after you pass away. It will provide peace of mind to you and your family.
Regardless of your net worth, if you are over eighteen, it's important to have a basic estate plan in place. A basic estate plan should include a Will, a Power of Attorney, and an advance directive (Living Will with health care proxy). To learn more about estate planning, please read www.njlaws.com/wills.html.
2. No more stop for minor license plate holder partially obstructing Garden State
State v Roman- Rosado A-3703-17T4
Following the stop of defendant's car for allegedly violating N.J.S.A. 39:3-33 because the license plate frame on the car's rear license plate "concealed or otherwise obscured" the words "Garden State" at the bottom of the license plate, a warrantless search of the car uncovered an unloaded handgun. The trial court denied defendant's motion to suppress the search and seizure of the handgun, and defendant subsequently pled guilty to second-degree certain persons not to possess a weapon, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-7(b)(1).
In defendant's appeal, the court was asked to decide: (1) whether there was reasonable suspicion to stop defendant's car for violating N.J.S.A. 39:3-33; and (2) whether the subsequent search and seizure of the handgun was legally permissible.
Based upon the common understanding of the words "conceal" and "obscure," this court concludes there was no reasonable suspicion to stop defendant's car for violating N.J.S.A. 39:3-33 where the minimal covering of "Garden State" did not make the words indecipherable. Hence, the seized gun was inadmissible to prove a second-degree certain persons offense.
For the sake of completeness, the court further decides that even if there was reasonable suspicion to stop defendant's car for a N.J.S.A. 39:3-33 violation, the subsequent search was not legally permissible because it did not satisfy the State's proffered exceptions to conduct a warrantless search of an automobile, i.e., a search incident to arrest, or a protective sweep.
Accordingly, the court reverses and vacates the conviction for second-degree certain persons not to possess weapons, and remands so defendant can move to vacate his guilty plea and have the judgment of conviction vacated pursuant to Rule 3:9-3(f).
3. New book: Defending DWI and Drug Possession (2020) Bound book List Price: $59.00 USD for NJ State Bar's new book
Written by: Kenneth A. Vercammen
This informative handbook will provide you with guidance on how to handle everything pertaining to the drug and DWI defense - from the initial contact with the client, to walking into the courthouse, and managing the steps that follow. It is a "how to" manual that you and your staff can follow with checklists and forms.
This book is intended to help solo/small-firm attorneys and newly admitted attorneys prepare to handle these cases and to better represent their clients.
This handbook will help attorneys represent persons charged with DWI, drug, and other criminal and traffic offenses.
Special Feature: Over 50 modifiable forms and motions
Over 50 forms and motions are included to help make you (and your staff) more efficient and productive, while also reducing the chance for mistakes.
Bonus!
Also includes a section on marketing the DWI and drug defense practice.
Table of Contents:
1 Pre-Interview
2 Office Interview and Preparing Notices to the Court and Prosecutor
3 Pretrial Motions
4 Trial Preparation
5 Trial
6 Sentencing and Post Trial
7 Supreme Court Caselaw and Federal Statutes
8 Marketing the DWI and Drug Defense Practice
Also includes a section on marketing the DWI and drug defense practice.
Table of Contents:
1 Pre-Interview
2 Office Interview and Preparing Notices to the Court and Prosecutor
3 Pretrial Motions
4 Trial Preparation
5 Trial
6 Sentencing and Post Trial
7 Supreme Court Caselaw and Federal Statutes
8 Marketing the DWI and Drug Defense Practice
Book # 1177719 New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education A Division of the NJSBA One Constitution Square, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 (732) 214-8500 ·
4. Next events
Mar 4, 2020 Review of the Major Municipal Court Cases Open to Retired and Active law Enforcement and Fire at 12 noon Sponsored by Retired Police & Fire Middlesex & Monmouth Local 9 meeting NJRPFA at South Amboy Ancient Order of Hibernians AOH 271 2nd St, South Amboy, NJ 08879
March 4 Piscataway Expungement Seminar 7pm Piscataway Library https://www.facebook.com/events/163803638384261
Speakers Allan Marain Esq. and Kenneth Vercammen Esq. Mr. Marain notes on his exceptional website: Are you applying to nursing school? Would you like to be a teacher? Drive a school bus? Be a school crossing guard? Are you seeking a New Jersey firearms identification card? Perhaps you want to adopt a child or be a foster parent, or coach a Little League® baseball team. Maybe you're looking for a job in securities, or at Home Depot. Maybe you're just looking for a job, period. Any job. Were you ever charged with shoplifting? Or busted over a little weed? Are any felony convictions, or even just arrests, on your record?
Expungement (or expunction) in New Jersey is the isolation of a criminal record. The actual record is not literally "erased." Expungement do, however, erase many civil disabilities that convictions bring. Thus citizens whose criminal record has been expunged again become eligible to vote. They qualify for jury service and do not even have to mention they were ever arrested, or charged with an offense. Statutory firearms disqualifications are removed. And expunged records become generally not available from government sources. So in that sense, these records are erased from the sight of people doing public records searches through the courts, through the police, and even through the FBI.
Learn more about clearing your records.
March 10 North Brunswick Public Library Seminar: Remove & Expungement of Criminal Arrests and Convictions
-Free Seminar at 7pm-8pm
North Brunswick Public Library
880 Hermann Rd.
North Brunswick, NJ 08902
March 11, 2020 East Brunswick Library Wills & Probate 7pm
March 19 the Criminal Law Section of NJ State Bar Association is having Interlock companies each talk about their products at 5:30 before the 6pm Criminal Law section meeting of NJ Bar.
Four companies invited. Each will talk for 5-6 minutes.
Questions to follow.
Interlock portion ends at 6pm.
Non members of Criminal Law Section of NJ State Bar Association may attend this informal non credit CLE
New Jersey State Bar Association
One Constitution Square | New Brunswick, NJ 08901
For information on joining the Criminal Law Section of NJ State Bar Association, go to https://tcms.njsba.com
All programs a free and open to public except Retired Police
2020 St Patrick Parades & events
Mar 1 Belmar St. Patrick Parade Sun 1pm
Mar 6 Emerald Society Police bagpipes New Brunswick Elks- 6pm
Mar 7 Mt. Holly St Patrick parade & 5k Sat
Mar 8 Woodbridge - St. Patrick's Parade
Mar 13 Newark St. Patrick Parade 1pm
Mar 14 Union St. Patrick Parade 1pm
Mar 15 Freehold St. Patrick's parade 12 noon after 5 mile race
Mar 15 So Amboy St. Patrick's Parade 2pm http://www.southamboyparade.com/
Mar 17 NYC St Patrick parade
Mar 21 Highlands St Patrick Parade 2pm park near Central, then go to Inlet Cafe
If you are attending any of these charity races, please call or email Ken V. at Kenv@njaws.com Often we car pool from East Brunswick /Edison or meet at these events. I update this list at http://vercammensport.blogspot.com I share these events so that even non-runners can walk or volunteer. All events help an area charity or non-profit. We encourage Americans to get off the couch and exercise to encourage fitness and good health.
Mar 7 Saturday Mt Holly St Patrick's Parade 5K run 11am
March 15 St. Paddy's 5 mile 10:30 Freehold Great FARC event Dress warm FARC is a 501(c) 3 not for profit organization. which typically donate over $25,000 each year to local charities. farcnj.com
April 4 Runapoloza Jersey Shore relay & The Asbury Park Half Marathon & 5k Wakefern Shoprite Corporate Team Past Champion jsrc.org 8:30
April 25 Lake Como 5k Sat 10am Start Bar A Benefit BPOE Elks Camp Moore for Children with Special Needs & Lake Como Giving Tree
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