2053 Woodbridge Avenue - Edison, NJ 08817

Friday, November 14, 2014

E454 1. Kenneth Vercammen to Host Tuesday Night WCTC Talk Radio Show - NJ Law Talk 2. Recent Case: No warrant needed for DWI blood for DWI tickets issued before 2013 State v Jones 3. Next Events - WCTC at Buffalo Wild Wings 4. NJ Municipal Court Law Review Subscription

NJ LAWS EMAIL NEWSLETTER E454
Kenneth Vercammen, Attorney at Law

October 28, 2014
Dear Ken,
E454
1. Kenneth Vercammen to Host Tuesday Night WCTC Talk Radio Show - NJ Law Talk
2. Recent Case: No warrant needed for DWI blood for DWI tickets issued before 2013 State v Jones
3. Next Events - WCTC at Buffalo Wild Wings
4. NJ Municipal Court Law Review Subscription
1. Kenneth Vercammen to Host Tuesday Night WCTC Talk Radio Show - NJ Law Talk   

    Kenneth Vercammen has been selected as one of WCTC radio's new online personalities. Ken will join the station as the host of the Tuesday 6pm show "NJ Law Talk with Ken Vercammen." This part of WCTC's 6pm-7pm Sound Advice radio.
    Ken will be doing a radio show on WCTC radio starting Nov 11 at 6pm every Tuesday for 13 weeks 6-7pm. Each week a special guest will be joining the show to discuss important legal topics.
    The first show on November 11 will focus on Wills, Power of Attorney and Living Wills. Ken Vercammen is the author of the American Bar Association's upcoming book "Wills and Estate Administration".
   Listen on WCTC 1450am, or on the internet at http://www.wctcam.com and now on I heart radio, just type in WCTC. To call in, dial 732-545-9282 or 888-545-9282 [WCTC]

Other program topics include.....

Nov 18 Divorce / Matrimonial and Termination of Child Support upon Emancipation with Bill Brigiani

Dec 9 Medicaid and nursing home costs with William Isele

Traffic tickets and Municipal Court

Probate and Estate Administration

Personal Injury: and Car accidents

NJ Estate Tax and Trusts

Real Estate and Sale of house
We will be contacting area attorneys to join the show as experts in their field.
  
2. Recent Case: No warrant needed for DWI blood for DWI tickets issued before 2013 State v Jones__ NJ Super. __ (App. Div. 2014) A-0793-13T1   
     The Court granted the State leave to appeal from an order that suppressed the results of a blood sample taken without a warrant prior to Missouri v. McNeely 133 S. Ct. 1552 (2013), and now reverses. Defendant caused a multiple vehicle accident, resulting in personal injuries that required hospitalization. Emergency personnel took approximately thirty minutes to extricate the unconscious defendant from her vehicle and the police investigation took several hours.
     It is undisputed that the blood sample was obtained consistent with New Jersey law that existed at the time. The Court need not decide whether McNeely should be applied retroactively because the facts support a warrantless blood sample even if McNeely applies. Although McNeely rejected a per se exigency rule, it adhered to the totality of the circumstances analysis set forth in Schmerber v. California, 86 S. Ct. 1826, 1836 (1966), stating the metabolization of alcohol was an "essential" factor in the analysis. Further, the Court noted that the facts in Schmerber which, like here, included an accident, injuries requiring hospitalization, and an hours-long police investigation, were sufficient to justify a warrantless blood sample for use in an expert's comparison of DNA samples, a defendant's federal and state confrontation rights are satisfied so long as the testifying witness is qualified to perform, and did in fact perform, an independent review of testing data and processes, rather than merely read from or vouch for another analyst's report or conclusions.

3. Next Events - WCTC at Buffalo Wild Wings 

Wednesday, October 29 at 7:30pm
Halloween Pub Crawl  
Witches, Frankenstein, Freddy Krueger, and the "Real Housewives of New Jersey"... all very scary costumes for Halloween. Join your fellow club members on Wednesday October 29th as we parade around some "watering holes" in downtown New Brunswick after our normal club run. No prizes, just the opportunity to be silly and have fun!
https://www.facebook.com/events/667199540066076

Thursday, October 30 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Miller Lite/WCTC/Rutgers Football Pigskin Party
Buffalo Wild Wings 2241 Route 1 South, North Brunswick, New Jersey 08902
Celebrate the Rutgers Football team's home game with Bert Baron of WCTC and your chance to win Miller Lite and RU prizes!

4. NJ Municipal Court Law Review

     We publish the NJ Municipal Court Law Review print newsletter and include the recent criminal and traffic cases. I served as the Prosecutor for Cranbury Township, Middlesex County for nine years and started the newsletter to provide police officers and individuals involved in the criminal justice system with recent criminal and traffic cases. Annual subscription is only $20.00 per year. Attorneys will find the new cases helpful on issues of traffic law and search and seizure. Attorneys and Prosecutors who practice in the Municipal Court and Criminal Courts will want to continue to receive quarterly updates on cases, selected revised motor vehicle laws, and information on Municipal Court practice. To subscribe please send check for $20.00 payable to NJ Municipal Court Law Review
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ATTORNEY AT LAW
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Edison, NJ 08817
(Phone) 732-572-0500
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Friday, November 07, 2014

E455 1. Veteran's Day 2. First WCTC 1450 am radio "NJ Law Talk with Ken Vercammen" set for November 11. This part of WCTC's 6pm-7pm Sound Advice radio. 3. Recent case Supervising chemist can testify in vehicular homicide if they independently verified correctness of blood test results State v. Michaels­­­­ 219 NJ 1 (2014) 4. DWI Update Thursday, November 13, 2014 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm 5. Charity races

NJ LAWS EMAIL NEWSLETTER E455
Kenneth Vercammen, Attorney at Law

November 5, 2014
Dear Ken,
E455
1. Veteran's Day
2. First WCTC 1450 am radio "NJ Law Talk with Ken Vercammen" set for November 11. This part of WCTC's 6pm-7pm Sound Advice radio.
 
3. Recent case Supervising chemist can testify in vehicular homicide if they independently verified correctness of blood test results State v. Michaels­­­­ 219 NJ 1 (2014)
4. DWI Update Thursday, November 13, 2014 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
5. Charity races

 
1. Veteran's Day - Local military veterans will be holding services and other events this week to commemorate Veterans Day. The holiday, originally called Armistice Day, was created to honor veterans of World War I. The armistice effectively ending the war was signed on Nov. 11, 1918. In 1954, Congress passed legislation setting Nov. 11 as a day to honor American veterans of all wars.
    While in college I wrote my senior class project on my grandfather Albert Louis Vercammen who fought in WWI against the German army with the Belgian Army. I wrote how he single handedly defeated the Germans to make the world safe for democracy.
     Decades later, the Red Chinese stormed into North Korea in the Korean War and threatened Communism throughout Asia. The Army summoned my dad, Albert P. Vercammen, to go over and fight the invaders. He was on the Battleship New Jersey crossing the Pacific when the North Koreans and Chinese heard about the fierce Vercammen fighting spirit. The North Koreans started to retreat and wanted to surrender. The cowardly United Nations let them call it a truce. Again, the world was safe for democracy.
       While in Korea, Al Vercammen was promoted to Sergeant. I recall him saying Korea was the coldest place in the world. Also, unlike the TV show MASH that had hot nurses, the ones in Korea were all ugly. The black and white photos taken in Korea my Dad has show barren hills near their Spartan tents. It looked cold. I am glad I did not have to go over there. So as Americans, we thank our dads and other vets that got the call to duty [draft] and helped turn the tide against the Communists.
2. First WCTC 1450 am radio "NJ Law Talk with Ken Vercammen" set for November 11. This part of WCTC's 6pm-7pm Sound Advice radio.
         Ken will be doing a radio show on WCTC radio starting Nov 11 at 6pm every Tuesday for 13 weeks 6-7pm. Each week a special guest will be joining the show to discuss important legal topics.
       The first show on November 11 will focus on Wills, Power of Attorney and Living Wills. Ken Vercammen is the author of the American Bar Association's upcoming book "Wills and Estate Administration".
           Listen on WCTC 1450 AM, or on the Internet at http://www.wctcam.com
and now on I heart radio, just type in WCTC. To call in, dial 732-545-9282 or 888-545-9282 [WCTC]

3. Recent case Supervising chemist can testify in vehicular homicide if they independently verified correctness of blood test results State v. Michaels ­­­­219 NJ 1 (2014)
        Defendant's confrontation rights were not violated by the admission of Dr. Barbieri's report or his testimony regarding the blood tests and his conclusions drawn there from. Dr. Barbieri was knowledgeable about the testing process, independently verified the correctness of the machine-tested processes and results, and formed an independent conclusion about the results. Defendant's opportunity to cross-examine Dr. Barbieri satisfied her right to confrontation on the forensic evidence presented against her.


4. DWI Update Thursday, November 13, 2014 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Hon. Roy F. McGeady, P.J.M.C. Bergen County  Rochelle Park, NJ  Peter H. Lederman, Esq  Freehold, NJ  Kenneth Vercammen, Esq  Edison, NJ
      Part of CRIMINAL & MUNICIPAL LAW MEADOWLANDS SEMINAR 2014 Sponsored by the New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ) Hilton Meadowlands Hotel, East Rutherford, NJ More details at: https://www.nj-justice.org/index.cfm?pg=MeadowlandsCriminal
About New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ): The New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ) is a statewide association of over 2,400 attorney members in private practice and public service, paralegals, law clerks, and law students. NJAJ is dedicated to protecting New Jersey's families by working to preserve and strengthen the laws for safer products and workplaces, a cleaner environment and quality health care.
Hanging Out Your Shingle seminar
Fri, Nov 14 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: New Jersey Law Center One Constitution Square New Brunswick, NJ

5. Charity races
11/15    Asbury Park Kilt Run 11am Shoprite Wakefern is co-sponsor
11/16    After 11am preliminary mark Freezing Cold hash trail with surveyor tape.
11/22   Manasquan 5-mile 11am Shoprite Wakefern is co-sponsor party at taverns after race discount beer
11/23     After 11am preliminary mark Freezing Cold hash trail with surveyor tape
11/27     Thanksgiving Day - Princeton Trinity Church 5k 8am
11/28     Born to Run 5 mile - Freehold 11am
11/30     Navesink 15k & 5k - Middletown 10am Post race at Red Bank elks