What are the odds of a person “beating” a DWI charge in New Jersey?
The plain truth is that “beating” a DWI charge is extremely difficult. I have been in practice since 1991, and each and every year more DWI defenses are restricted, and legal loopholes closed. There is a tremendous amount of politics that are involved with DWI cases. Moreover, there is a tremendous amount of pressure on the municipal courts to convict DWI defendants. A DWI driver has all of the constitutional guaranties of having a trial. However, there are no jury trials in DWI cases. This translates into a much lower percentage of winning DWI cases. It gets worse! The old breathalyzer machines are now being phased out. The old breathalyzer machines are called the Breathalyzer Model 900 and 900A. These machines are very old, and they are no longer being manufactured. These breathalyzer machines are repaired by “cannibalizing” parts from discarded machines. The old machines are very complicated to use. A police officer must use a 15-step checklist to use the 900 and 900A Breathalyzer M
