Any advice on beating a dui in NJ?
95910
Don't do it in the first place.
1173700
It is up to the court to decide, but it is wise to get a lawyer in the state the DUI happend in becuase they know the judges and the loop holes so they can get you farther than an out of state lawyer can.
748401
You can try everything.But the result just came out same.Just pay your ticket or go to court.
574127
Go to a bar that is outside a military base.\n\nDo some volunteer work at your local police station.  Sometimes, you can volunteer to get drunk at the station so they can pratice giving the roadside sobriety tests.  Sounds like fun- if it's true!
599178
Doesn't matter if they read your rights or not, that will only get you out of any incriminating statements you made... Do you have a record of any kind?  If not try to get a plea deal for probation and have the charges reduced to disorderly conduct.  What area/city/state are you in?  That makes a big difference too.  If you do get infront of the judge explain how you just graduated and weren't thinking right and you know you made some bad decisions and other crap he wants to hear... and dress nicely...  Theoretically you could get jail time and have your license suspended (in PA 6 mo for posession and another 6-12 for underage alcohol...)  but, like I said, if you have a clean sheet, and your look nice and act nice and make sure the judge knows how sorry you were you should get off with a tap on the wrist... a year or two of light probation and a fine... remember though, if you get stuck with posession it follows you for the rest of you life as a drug conviction, so do whatever to get that reduced...
1147952
your lucky you didnt wind up in JAIL!!!  You drivers license must have been clear because Im sure the officer that pulled you over ran your I.D. through everything he had at his disposal.  The way it sounds Im thinking the officer had a drunk driver on his hands for sure!!  all over the road is the fastest way to get pulled over that I know of.. it even works at the speed limit!! depending on what state you live in... expect a 300 to 500 dollar fine if you dont have insurance... and remind me NEVER to let you drive MY car!!!\n\nremember the next set of headlights comming at you the way you described here.. could be a drunk driver... \n\ncareful never hurt anyone..\nluck RUNS OUT!
797388
It depends on the state and circumstances.  In NJ it's normally a misdemeanor (disorderly persons or crime of the fourth degree) unless the manner in which the vehicle was used created a risk of injury or property damage.  Then it is a crime of the third degree (a felony).
111200
I know in pennsylvania there is a program called ARD where the dui is wiped from your record check with the state you live in
215962
you really need to talk somebody who knows Illinois state law. That is what they're going to get you under, and a good lawyer. There is a case Arizona v. somebody I can't remember right now. The summary is that they police can stop you for cause. They thought this man was a suspect in a nearby robbery so they stopped him and patted him down. No Gun nor stolen goods. however they did find a pack or MJ in his pocket. It was deemed inadmissible by the courts eventually upon appeal because the police can make up a probable cause that is unrelated to what they were looking for.\n\nHowever you are probably in trouble because the courts will most likely find that alcohol in the backseat is enough cause. Find a good criminal defense attorney or plea. Doesn't matter that it wasn't your beer. You were driving the car.
786678
Just take the $150 hit, go to 8 hour traffic school and be done with it\n\nDont waste your time hiring an attourney, going to court, dresing up and driving all the way down there, lose the case and end up much worse than where you were.\n\n\nBetter be safe than sorry
742569
I have not heard anything about 20 hours of alcohol counseling in Ohio (lived here forever) (attended 72 hour DUI camp).  Having looked around on the internet a little here, I see other states offer this up as punishment.  Not Ohio.  How about contacting North Carolina and asking what program would be comparable to the 20 hours they recommended.  Could you do 20 hours of AA?  I'm reaching here.  Short of that, I you're probably looking at DUI camp.\n\np.s.  You can drink just don't get in your car.
940771
There is nothing legally preventing it unless he has serious driving related offensed (DWI, Fleeing police, Criminal vehicular Operation, etc).  It really depends company to company.  Wouldn't hurt to start calling around now so you can find something.
679173
First do not drink too much and drive. If you do have a couple of beers or glasses of wine at dinner and are of average weight, you should be ok. There are charts available that can give a gauge as to how many drinks you may have in a given time period for your age, sex and weight. This is a gauge only and can be affected by amount of food in your stomach etc. \n If you are pulled over and believe that you are not impaired then the best policy is to cooperate and be polite. In most states you would have had to be pulled over for a traffic infraction or based upon reasonable suspicion of impairment (most cases of reasonable suspicion would fall into a traffic violation category anyway). Many officers are specialists in DWI stops and will conduct the stop in a certain way to gain evidence of impairment. This will include your speech, mannerisms, odor of alcohol, coherence etc. If the officer is not satisfied that you are sober upon this first encounter he may ask you to exit the vehicle. He has every right to ask the driver of a vehicle to exit the car, this was part of a Supreme Court decision. \n  He will observe how you walk and interact with him. He will then ask you to take some Field Sobriety Tests. These are standardized tests. You can refuse. However this will turn the stop confrontational. An arrest for DWI can be made by officers prior observations of your driving, and the first encounter. If the officer thought you drove poorly enough to pull you over, that is strike one in his head, an odor of alcohol is strike two, a slight stumble out of the car and a refusal to take tests will most likely end in your arrest. Again if you are confident in your sobriety cooperate and be glad someone is out there potectiong the roads from drunks, hopefully the officer will have reciprocated your kindness with his own profesionalism.
388881
Brendan, nowadays our expectations are becoming an attainable reality.\nMany Law Enforcement Agencies are allowing people with arrest records to join their institutions for the reasons that there is a shortage of good law enforcement personnel in big metro areas.\nHopefully your DWI does not have any other attachments such as vehicular manslaughter or assault with a deadly (vehicle) weapon.\nIf your offense is a simple DWI I would attempt to have a revision of your conviction at the point from where it originated.\nMany understanding judiciary officials if impressed with your request and former behavior aftet the conviction may even wipe your slate clean.\nBe honest and you may just turn out to be a good police officer or investigator soon.  Have a good one and get after it.  Jose
1130600
Maybe try to hire a lawyer to deal with the police department for you.\n\nOr keep calling them.  Squeaky wheel gets the grease.  Walk in there every day and talk to them until they do something about it.
155880
Yeah.  Some really bad advice and comments here.\n\nYou asked two questions: how can you fight the case, and can you fight the case.  In reverse order:\n\nCertainly you can fight the case.  If you want to *really* put up a fight you're going to need bunches o'money, and a lawyer.  There are dozens of points to litigate in any DUI case, although often the litigation is more expensive than effective.\n\nAs for how you can fight the case, that's really not possible to answer here without having the police report available.  Like I said, there can be dozens of things to litigate, and without having the facts available it's just not possible to know if the arresting officer has covered all the bases and left you with nowhere to go in your defense.\n\nAs for some of the comments you're receiving here:\n\nIt's not necessarily true that everything you did at the station was video recorded.  Some places do, and some do not.  \n\nFighting the case will not lead to more severe punishment than if you just admit your guilt.  The punishment for DUI in California is very specifically established, and whether you fight the case tooth and nail or walk in and plead guilty, the punishment will be the same.  \n\nJust because you've taken the breath test does not mean you're as good as guilty.  Again, there are many things about even a breath test that can be subject to litigation (although like I said, it may not end up being very effective litigation).\n\nOnce we are certified on breath testing equipment, we are certified forever on that particular type of equipment.  The comment here that we allow our certification to lapse is incorrect, because it does not lapse.\n\nRarely, if EVER, will police draw blood to "back up" the breath test.  In fact, unless you consent (or request) a blood test (and you are allowed to ask for one and should have been given the opportunity to do so), there's no legal reason to make you submit to one unless drug use was suspected or the breath machine malfunctioned.\n\nAssuming the breath test was administered properly, you can claim you used mouthwash but your claim is likely to fall on deaf ears.  Evidential breath testing requires a fifteen minute observation period prior to administering the test and under normal conditions, fifteen minutes is *way* past the amount of time any "mouth alcohol" would interfere with the breath testing machine.\n\nEntrapment, just so we're all clear on it, is when the government induces someone into committing a crime you would not ordinarily commit.  If you have an ounce of marijuana with you, and I offer you a thousand dollars for it (significantly more than the going rate), I'm probably entraping you into committing the crime of furnishing marijuana because after all...who wouldn't sell a little weed for a thousand bucks to some idiot that was willing to pay it?  You're not ordinarily a marijuana dealer, but by offering you a thousand dollars, I made it just a little too hard to not sell me the weed.  \n\nThis is very different than you driving into a checkpoint, even if it is close to a bar.  The government did nothing to induce you into either drinking, or driving, or even driving into the checkpoint.  You had the option to do (or not do) all those things, and I'd be willing to bet you'd have a really tough time trying to show the government entraped you into doing any of them.  You got "trapped", sure...but that's not entrapment.\n\nCan you fight it?  Sure.  Do most people?  No.  I've made over 500 DUI arrests in my career and I think I've gone to court on maybe twenty of them.  I've lost one, and that was just plain stupid police work on my part.
912144
Unfortuneately, it will only be a percentage of what the judge hands down. It depends on the state in which you were picked up. Each state has their own laws, it won't go according to the state you reside, unless thats the state you were picked up in. Hopefully, whoever got this dui, will learn from their mistake, and not take a chance on hurting anyone else. What someone does to themselves, their business, when they get in a car, after drinking, it becomes public business. I know, you didn't ask for this much input, but like child molesters, I have absolutely no tolerance for irresponsible people who drink and drive, not in todays world.