Have you been booked or convicted for Driving While Intoxicated in Newark? Contact New Jersey DWI defense lawyer legend John Menzel to protect your rights and even challenge a conviction on appeal.
One minute, you might be confidently blowing air into a roadside breathalyzer test, confident that the negligible amount of alcohol you had over dinner couldn't possibly be too much. The next minute, you might be looking at the inside of a police car or Newark station, waiting to be charged with Driving While Intoxicated.
Things can move very fast indeed in the New Jersey criminal justice system, and before too long, you may be trying to live your life with a conviction on your record without having really ever had the chance to fight for your rights, license, or future. DWI defense lawyer John Menzel can make sure that does not happen.
As one of New Jersey’s foremost DWI defense attorneys, John Menzel has fought DWI charges and convictions in every county of the state and over 300 different courts. His work has helped shape DWI law, and could be the difference between you driving away free, or living with a permanent blemish on your record and life.
As a DWI defense lawyer, John Menzel fights to make sure the rights of drivers like you are not trampled on by the state based on shaky or illegal evidence, faulty breathalyzer equipment, or impossible field sobriety tests.
Most often, this means challenging the prosecution's case against you, and forcing them to drop it, reduce the charges against you, or give a very favorable plea agreement. Sometimes, however, it means taking your case to court and defending your rights in front of a judge and jury, which he has done in nearly every court of New Jersey. He has even gone to bat at the appeal level to challenge convictions and defend clients’ rights.
John Menzel is not just any DWI trial lawyer, though; he has quite literally written the book on challenging DWI charges. His work has influenced DWI procedures in Newark, New Jersey, and beyond, and he has given seminars and helped teach new DWI defense lawyers across the country.
If you have been charged or convicted of a DWI in Newark, it is hard to think of someone better qualified or able to come to your defense.
There is a whole art to taking on a DWI charge in New Jersey, a skillset John Menzel has spent decades of experience perfecting. No two cases will ever have the exact same approach, but an experienced DWI defense lawyer knows the main weak points and just how to strike at them. For example, you could:
If the officer who pulled you over acted illegally or unwisely, he or she may have left the entire rest of the case, including any evidence gathered during the stop, vulnerable to legal challenges. Inconsistencies in their accounts or a failure to follow procedure could be all the evidence a skilled lawyer needs to cast the rest of the stop into doubt, and the whole case and DWI charge with it.
In television shows and movies, once that breathalyzer result has been blown, the case is usually wrapped up neatly with a bow. But in reality, those results are hardly as certain or insurmountable as you might expect.
John Menzel has built a career on calling into question and refining testing procedures, especially for multiple generations of Alcotest machines. He is certified in their use and knows their vulnerabilities better than anyone, including the police officers who take the tests and analyze the measurements.
In many DWI stops, officers will ask suspected drunk drivers to take a field sobriety test, one of several difficult balance or concentration-based assessments of inebriation. Unfortunately, these are remarkably easy to fail, and often performed or assessed incorrectly, leading to a high chance of false positives.
Fortunately, the same flaws that can get you charged without sufficient evidence can also provide your DWI defense lawyer with ammunition to torpedo the evidence (and case) against you.
All three possible lines of defense are often even more effective when used simultaneously if more than one applies, and some might even be available on appeal, even if your original defense lawyer did not bring them up effectively.
That is why, even if you have already been convicted, you should strongly consider contacting DWI defense lawyer John Menzel if you are dealing with a charge or its consequences.
John Menzel J.D. | Helping You To Beat A New Jersey DWI Charge
DWI charges and convictions may happen every day in Newark, but they are hardly something you can afford to take lightly. A conviction can impact every aspect of your life and future, from your job and education to your family life and reputation. Protect yourself against an unjust DWI charge by working with an exceptional DWI defense lawyer like John Menzel.
If you or a loved one has been arrested for drunk driving in Newark or convicted of DWI anywhere in New Jersey, you can call (732) 218-9090 or reach out to our DWI defense law firm to find out how we can help you beat that charge or reduce the consequences.
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