Defending a DUI Charge in New Jersey-Searches and Warnings

2. Defending a DUI Charge in New Jersey

If you have been arrested and charged with drunk driving in New Jersey, and the blood alcohol tests confirm that you exceeded the legal level when pulled over, you may still be able to successfully defend the charges. Police are required to follow a very specific set of procedures when stopping you, and often make mistakes that can warrant the dismissal of the case against you. One of the most common involves failing to meet Constitutional requirements.

Under the 4th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, all citizens have the right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure. To be reasonable, there must be what is known as the probable cause the officer making the traffic stop must either observe a traffic violation or have reasonable cause to believe that you are violating or have violated the law. In addition, if you are taken into custody, you must be advised of your “Miranda” warnings – that you have the right to remain silent, that you have the right to an attorney, that you have the right to have an attorney appointed for you if cannot afford one. If the police don’t put you on notice of your Miranda warnings, anything you subsequently say may be excluded from evidence at trial.

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