NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A court ruling in New Jersey could change the way police treat drunken driving suspects in the Garden State who don't speak English.
A state appeals court has recommended that New Jersey translate instructions about breath tests into Spanish and other widely spoken languages.
Despite the recommendation, the appeals court decided earlier this week to uphold the conviction of a Hispanic man who said he refused a breath test because he didn't understand instructions from police that were in English .
The three-judge panel said to rule otherwise would pave the way for anyone stopped on suspicion of drunken driving to refuse the test by claiming they don't understand English.
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In a previous blog, “A Runners Wife” I spoke about my husband training for the NYC marathon. All I have to say is that the months of training all came together of an amazing race. Race day is a grueling day for runners, and the family. But a miracle happened...
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder testified before the senate judiciary committee and basically shrugged when asked if any other enemy combatant captured overseas had ever been brought to civilian criminal court to face justice. Talk about an incompetent boob, not to mention a disgrace.
Here is a list of wines all from Spain, and menus from restaurants in Brooklyn where a crew of us did a food / wine crawl through Carrol Gardens and Williamsburg recently
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