What About Refusing the Blood or Breath Test?
Refusal of the blood or breath test is a high-risk decision for any driver pulled over for drunk driving in New Jersey. On the one hand, you make it harder for the prosecution to prove a DUI charge. On the other hand, breath or blood test refusal is a violation of the implied consent law, and normally carries with it a license suspension of seven to twelve months - whether or not you're eventually convicted of DUI. Repeated refusals can carry even longer suspensions.
At the Clifton law firm of Fred Rabinowitz, Attorney at Law, we advise people facing DUI and implied consent charges following their refusal to submit to a roadside breath test or a blood or breath test at the police station. Contact our office to see how an experienced trial lawyer can help you.
You can still get convicted of DUI even in refusal cases
New Jersey criminal defense lawyer Fred Rabinowitz reviews police reports, roadside interviews, field sobriety test reports, police videos, and any other evidence that might be uncovered to see whether the arresting officer's report of your intoxication squares with the facts of the overall situation.
It often happens that this evidence is vulnerable to attack. The police officer sometimes gives improper instructions during a roadside test, or asks DUI suspects to perform physical tasks that are unsuitable for their age, weight, or even the shoes they're wearing. Sometimes the video evidence contradicts the arresting officer's testimony about the suspect's condition or behavior.
With 30 years of trial experience and a thorough understanding of New Jersey DUI evidence problems, Fred Rabinowitz knows how to develop and present a strong defense in a refusal case.
For more information about our approach to your defense in a breath or blood test refusal case, contact the law firm of Fred Rabinowitz, Attorney at Law. Located in Clifton and providing DUI defense throughout New Jersey including Passaic, Bergen and Essex County.
Fred Rabinowitz, Attorney at Law
1135 Broad Street, Suite 207
Clifton NJ 07013
Toll Free: 1-877-394-2687 / 877-DWI-COURT (cell)
Local: 973-471-2288
Fax: 973-777-8585
Based in Clifton, criminal defense attorney Fred Rabinowitz helps people resolve DUI charges in northern and central New Jersey, including Passaic County, Bergen County, Essex County, Sussex County, Morris County, Union County, Hudson County, Paterson, Garfield, Lodi, Elmwood Park, Fair Lawn, Wayne, Totowa, Montclair, Rutherford, Little Falls, Hasbrouck Heights, Nutley, Lyndhurst, Riverdale, Hawthorne, Newton, Hackensack, Newark, Paramus, Teaneck, Oradell, River Edge, Allendale, Belleville, Bloomfield, Wallington, East Rutherford, North Arlington, Nutley, Saddle Brook, West Paterson and West Orange.
