The Law Office of Andrew S. Maze
Personal Injury and Criminal Law
The state of New Jersey takes driving under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol very seriously. Thanksgiving weekend is known as a time when people return back to their hometowns from all over the country and want to enjoy their time together. It is understandable to want to celebrate the holidays and homecoming reunions withRead More
Last week, the state of New Jersey made a landmark Supreme Court decision that has the potential to dismiss over 20,000 driving while intoxicated cases. The Supreme Court ruled that a sergeant of the New Jersey State Police failed to properly calibrate breath-test devices, which ultimately made all tests taken on improperly calibrated devices inadmissible asRead More
Memorial Day Weekend is often considered the unofficial start to summer and is marked by thousands of people flocking to the shore, having barbeques, and finding ways to honor fallen troops. As much as everyone loves to kick off the summer with parties that typically involve alcohol, it is important for everyone to make sureRead More
New Jersey takes driving under the influence very seriously. What a lot of people aren’t aware of is that in New Jersey, individuals who choose to drive under the influence of drugs can face penalties that are similar to driving under the influence of alcohol. The consequences of these crimes are very serious and shouldRead More
DUI Checkpoints for Superbowl Sunday New Jersey police departments along with the Division of Highway Traffic Safety are working together this Superbowl Sunday to stop drunk drivers that may be on the road. In fact, the Division of Highway Traffic Safety is even paying for several police departments to fund overtime hours for officers. NotRead More
New Jersey, unlike our neighboring states and a great majority of the other states within the union, does not allow for a restricted license. Sometimes this is referred to as a hardship license. Typically, hardship licenses exist to allow individuals who have been convicted of driving while intoxicated to still drive to work or schoolRead More
What are the penalties of a High BAC charge In New Jersey, individuals over 21 years of age are permitted to drive with up to 0.07 percent alcohol in their bloodstream. However, once that percentage reaches 0.08 or higher, they can be charged with driving under the influence of alcohol because they have surpassed theRead More
In New Jersey, when you are convicted of driving under the influence, the penalty varies whether it’s your first offense, second offense, third, or more. However, if your last offense was more than 10 years ago, it will not be counted against you in sentencing. For example, if this is your second DUI but yourRead More
When an officer pulls someone over and suspects that they are driving under the influence, there are a number of roadside or field sobriety tests that they will give that person. One of them is called the walk and turn test where you’re asked to walk heel to toe for a certain amount of steps,Read More
In New Jersey, there are certain blood alcohol content levels that determine, if you’re convicted or plead guilty, what the severity of the sentence you will receive will be. The minimum blood alcohol content you need to meet in order to be convicted is .08 percent. If you are convicted of having a blood alcoholRead More