Winning Strategies in Municipal Court (2021) Book/ Seminar materials

 Winning Strategies in Municipal Court (2021) Book/ Seminar materials 

Original Publish Date: April 12, 2021   

Authors: Kenneth A. Vercammen, Esq., Past Municipal Court Attorney of the Year

John Menzel, Esq.
 Past Chair, NJSBA Municipal Court Practice Section 

Price: $55.00

         This product is a handbook that accompanied an NJICLE CLE seminar.     

https://tcms.njsba.com/personifyebusiness/njicle/Store/ProductDetails.aspx?productid=65940324

ISBN :M096221

Table of Contents

Letters, Motions/Briefs, Articles/Research
Kenneth A. Vercammen, Esq. 1

1.   01  Municipal Court Questionnaire 1

2.   02  Retainer – Municipal Court 5

3.   03  Request for Complete Discovery 9

4.   04  Letter of Representation Only 11

5.   05  Discovery Request – Alcotest 7110 13

6.   06  Discovery Request – Driving While Suspended 21

7.   07  Speeding Law and Discovery 25

8.   08  Discovery Request to MVC 33

9.   09  Discovery – Complainant 37

10.                 10  OPRA – Field Sobriety – Chief of Police 41

11.                 11  OPRA – Required Officer Training 44

Notice of Pretrial Motion Blood Test 45

12.                 12  CDS Motions 49

13.                 13  DWI Motions 55

Expanding Use of Ignition Interlock Devices 59

15.                 15  Letter to Client re: Read Discovery from Prosecution 63

16.                 16  Reciprocal Discovery to Prosecution 64

17.                 17  Notice of Specific Criminal Code Defenses 65

18.                 18  Letter to Client re: Reading and Signing Affidavit 66

20.                 20  Letter to Client re: DWI Expert 67

21.                 21  Letter to Client re: Hearing 68

22.                 22  Letter to Client re: Deadline and Attorney Fee for Appeal 69

23.                 23  Letter to Client re: No Show in Court 71

24.                 24  Suppression Motion 72

25.                 25  Suppress Statements: Violation of Miranda Rights 73

26.                 26  Dismissal Motion re: Failure to Provide Discovery 77

27.                 27  Motion for Conditional Discharge 84

28.                 28  Motion for Civil Reservation 85

29.                 29  Objection to Lab Certificate 86

30.                 30  Motion for SLAP 87

31.                 31  Order to Mark Case Try or Dismiss 88

32.                 32  Order to Compel Discovery 89

33.                 33  Order to Be Relieved as Counsel 90

Substitution of Attorney 91

34.                 34  Constructive Possession of Drugs in a Criminal Case 93

35.                 35  Court Cannot Handle Discovery 95

36.                 36  Motion for No Loss of Driver’s License Suspension 99

37.                 37  Motion re: Failure to Give Defendant Copy of AIR 101

Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss Refusal 111

38.                 38  Motion to Provide Expert at Public Expense 117

39 DWI Fines and Penalties in NJ 125 Expungement/Erase Criminal Charges 135 Offenses That Can’t Be Expunged 137 Certification for Application for Appointment as Private Prosecutor

(Storm) 141

Letter Thanking Witness 143 Client’s Sentencing and Duties 145 Post Conviction Motion to Vacate Guilty Plea 147 Additional Discovery Brief 155 Brief to Suppress Blood Sample and Objection to Lab Report 159 Motion, Certification, Order in Support of Motion to Be Relieved 175 Miranda Brief in Support of Motion to Suppress Statements 179 Condensed Version of DWI, Permitting DWI & Refusal 183 MVC Points for Motor Vehicle Violations 187 “Pre-Trial Intervention to Dismiss Criminal Charges” 191 Municipal Court Appeals 193 Hearsay Not Admissible at Trial in Municipal Court Based on

Crawford Decision 199 “Speeding and Radar” 203 “Suspended Licenses: Don’t Be Caught Off Guard as a Defense

Attorney” 205 “Defense to Possession of Drugs and Controlled Substances” 207 “Driving Without Insurance Defenses” 209 Preparation for the Municipal Court Case 211 “Plead Guilty? Nah, Defend DWI Charges!” 221 Memo re: Attorney General Guideline: Prosecution of DWI &

Refusal Violations 223 Court Code Listing – MVC 249 No Point Violations 269 Crash Accident Report Abbreviations 271 New Jersey State Police Crash Investigation Report 273 Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss Refusal 279 Scientific and Medical Tests—Blood and Urine Documents

Requested 285 Field Sobriety Records Request and OPRA Request 289 Guidance Regarding Municipal Prosecutor’s Discretion in

Prosecuting Marijuana and Other Criminal Offenses 293 Alcotest 9510 50 Adopted for Use by NJ Attorney General

N.J.R. 1818(c) 303 New Laws 309 New Expungement Law 2019 Senate No. 4154 Makes Expungement

More Available 313 NJSP Alcohol Drug Testing Unit – Links to Manuals and Testing

Materials 315 N.J. Municipal Court Law Review, Fall 2020 319 N.J. Municipal Court Law Review, Spring 2021 321

Major Cases in Municipal Court & DWI
PowerPoint Presentation
Kenneth Vercammen, Esq. 323

Driving While Refused, Suspended, Revoked or Prohibited: N.J.S.A. 39:3-40 & 2C:40-26
PowerPoint Presentation
Damian A. Scialabba, Esq.

Joshua H. Reinitz, Esq. 335

Excerpts from New Jersey DWI Practice Handbook Series
(Volume 1, Pretrial Procedures)1
John Menzel, Esq. 369

Chapter 1: Initial Client Contact and Intake 369 Chapter 2: Attorney Appearance 401 Chapter 3: Discovery and Case Preparation 419 Chapter 4: Motions to Suppress Evidence 457 Chapter 5: Other Pretrial Motions 485

Defending the DWI Case
PowerPoint Presentation
John Menzel, Esq. 513

Municipal Court Winning Strategies
PowerPoint Presentation
John Menzel, Esq. 567

About the Panelists... 601