Does a DWI conviction in another State besides New Jersey count as a “prior conviction” for sentencing purposes?
In many cases, a DWI driver may have prior DWI conviction(s) in another state. A DWI conviction in a sister state also counts as a prior conviction for New Jersey DWI sentencing purposes. However, an experienced DWI attorney can always argue that the constitutional guaranties of the prior sister state DWI conviction is illegal. Therefore, a crafty lawyer can always make arguments that the out of state DWI conviction should not count as a prior conviction. Before a DWI driver is sentenced, the Municipal Court judge must run the driver’s abstract, and then review it for prior DWI convictions. In many cases, a DWI driver’s prior out-of-state conviction(s) will not appear up on the abstract. A DWI driver has an obligation to be truthful and to inform the Municipal Court of his prior out-of-state DWI convictions. Many sneaky DWI drivers lie to the Municipal Court and they refuse to disclose their prior out of state DWI convictions. Sometimes, they get away with these lies. Sometimes, they a
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