Major Municipal Court and Criminal Cases Parts 1-7

Major Municipal Court and Criminal Cases1. Statement by eye witness not admissible as emergency investigation. State in the Interest of J.A. 195 NJ 324 (2008).2. Statement to DYFS worker under emergency is admissible.State v. Buda 195 NJ 278 (2008)3. Crawford Hearsay Rule does not apply to Breathalyzer Certification. State v. Sweet 195 NJ 357 (2008)4 NJ Supreme Court holds new Alcotest DWI breath testing machine results admissible State v. Chun 194 NJ 54 (2008)5. Post- conviction relief (PCR) Motion should be filed in the municipal court in which the prior uncounseled conviction occurred. State v. Schadewald 400 NJ Super. 350(2008)6. Five Year Post Conviction Limit can be Relaxed in DWI. State v. Bringhurst 401 NJ Super. 421 (App. Div. 2008) 7. 30 year old uncounseled DWI Conviction could not enhance jail. State v. Binkiewicz (App. Div. Decided May 6, 2008) A5613-06T4, Unpublished. Kenneth Vercammen was the 2008 Municipal Court Attorney of the Year by the Middlesex County Bar Association. He was selected one of only three attorneys as a Super Lawyer 2009 in NJ Monthly in the Criminal DWI category. Kenneth Vercammen was the NJ State Bar Municipal Court Attorney of the Year and past president of the Middlesex County Municipal Prosecutor's Association. He is the past chair of the NJ State Bar Association Municipal Court Section. He is the Deputy chair of the ABA Criminal Law committee, GP Division. He was a Municipal Prosecutor for 9 years and currently is a lecturer for the NJ State Bar Association on Criminal, Municipal Court and Litigation cases.KENNETH VERCAMMEN ATTORNEY AT LAW 2053 Woodbridge Ave. Edison, NJ 08817 732-572-0500NJ LAWS LEGAL WEBSITE: www.njlaws.comCriminal website www.BeNotGuilty.com