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New Jersey Drunk Driving Defense Center - NJ DWI Lawyers, Attorneys Searching for New Jersey DWI Information,Lawyers, Attorneys, Links, Laws, etc.? New Jersey Drunk Driving Defense Center - Home - NJ DWI News - NJ DWI FAQ - NJ DWI Lawyer, Attorney Peter Lederman - Contact Us! New Jersey DWI Reform - Proposed Legislation - NJ State Bar Assoc. Proposals - Recent DWI Decisions - DWI Seminars - Conferences - Organizations DWI In General - DWI Links - Dealing with DWI - Do you have a problem? - Getting help Driving While Intoxicated ( DWI ) ...is a serious offense in the State of New Jersey. Besides mandatory fines, surcharges and possible jail, the NJ Court must impose mandatory drivers license suspensions, with no exceptions, even for people who must drive to work. The purpose of this site is to provide access to legal representation if you have been charged with DWI in New Jersey. While other attorneys claim they "specialize" in defending NJ drivers charged with Driving While Intoxicated, my practice is limited to DWI defense and defense of related motor vehicle violations. After twenty nine years of defending New Jersey drivers charged with DWI, it is clear that you can not win a DWI case, unless you make every effort to do so. We require that the State of New Jersey prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, prove that the breath test was administered properly, that the breath test machine was properly operating, that , that the police had articulable suspicion to stop the vehicle in the first place and probable cause to make the arrest after the stop. We will try all DWI complaints to a verdict unless it appears that a guilty plea is in the best interests of the client . Over the years I have been fortunate to serve as Chairman of the New Jersey State Bar Association Municipal Court Committee, testify in the New Jersey State Legislature to reform DWI laws, serve as a Municipal Prosecutor, have articles on Standardized Field Sobriety Tests published in the New Jersey Lawyer and train other lawyers how to defend DWI cases in various seminars, most recently in three seminars presented by the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education. I represent clients across the State of New Jersey, trying cases literally from one end of the State to the other. If you believe that your driver's license is worth fighting for, contact us immediately. Remember to give careful attention to the selection of an attorney, as proper representation can make a substantial difference in the outcome of your case. I hope we have the opportunity to speak soon. Peter H. Lederman, Esq. Lomurro, Davison, Eastman, and Muoz, P.A. Attorneys at Law Monmouth Executive Center 100 Willowbrook Road, Building #1 Freehold, New Jersey 07728 (732)-462-7170 (732)-462-8955 / Fax New Jersey DWI Defense Center Home - NJ DWI FAQ - Contact Us! All contents Lederman Law, Lomurro, Davison, Eastman & Munoz, and Dark Horse Design Promoted by Submit Away Website Promotion

Fulton Daily News - Fulton, New York - Sheriff Department 8/8/2005 Home Page News Sports Weather Entertainment Your News About Us Special Sections Send Us Your News All Stories Community Cop Log Obits Raidernet Daily Health Hannibal Ideas Good Kids Business Money TOOLS: TELL A FRIEND PRINTER FRIENDLY VERSION Sheriff Department 8/8/2005 Ernest A. Holmes, 40, of 3 Whitaker Drive, Fulton On 8/05/05, Ernest A. Holmes, 40, of 3 Whitaker Driver, Fulton, was arrested for Criminal Contempt, Second Degree, a class A misdemeanor, stemming from an incident that occurred on 7/02/05 at the Scriba Town Park when he was accused of violating an Order of Protection. Holmes was issued an appearance ticket returnable to Town of Scriba Court on 8/18/05. David A. Deep, 32, of 17 Maple Ave., Lacona On 8/06/05 at 2:59 a.m., David A. Deep, 32, of 17 Maple Ave., Lacona, was charged with Driving While Intoxicated, Driving With .08 of One Percent or More of Alcohol, and Failure to Keep Right, following a traffic stop at the off ramp of I-81 at SR 104, after his vehicle was observed drifting into the passing lane and driving over the fog line while on I-81. Deep was issued tickets returnable to Town of Mexico Court on 8/23/05 and released to a third party. Accident Reported On 8/06/05, Kimberly A. Farmer, 27, of 63 Fitch Avenue, Auburn, was traveling westbound on SR 3 in the town of Volney at 6:25 p.m. when her 1990 Oldsmobile was struck on the rear passenger side by bicyclist, Brittany M. Reed, 9, of 4256 SR 104, Oswego. The incident occurred one half mile west of Silk Road when Reed was unable to brake properly while in a driveway. Reed was transported by ambulance to A. L. Lee Memorial Hospital in Fulton. The bicyclists confusion appears to have been a contributing factor in the incident. Accident Reported On 8/06/05, J.L. Kinzie-Middleton, 26, of 107 E. Utica St., Oswego, was operating a 2005 Hyundi southbound on West Fifth Street Road in the Town of Granby at 6:35 p.m., when an unidentified westbound ATV struck her vehicle. The impact caused the drivers head to strike the windshield of the vehicle. She was subsequently transported by ambulance to A.L. Lee Memorial Hospital in Fulton. The incident occurred one quarter of a mile north of Doolittle Road. Joseph A. Fontana, 41, of 194 North St., Mexico On 8/07/05 at 12:39 a.m., a sheriffs officer initiated a traffic stop two-tenth of a mile west of Cole Road on CR 41 in the Town of Mexico after observing a southbound pickup truck cross the centerline into the northbound lane, nearly striking a patrol car. Further investigation led to the arrest of Joseph A. Fontana, 41, of 194 North St., Mexico, for Driving While Intoxicated, Driving With .08 of One Percent or More of Alcohol, and Failure to Keep Right. Fontana was issued tickets and is scheduled to answer the charges before Town of Mexico Court on 8/23/05. He was released to a third party. 17-year-old male from the Town of Volney On 8/07/05 at 4:27 a.m., a 17-year-old male from the Town of Volney was charged with Driving While Intoxicated, Driving With .08 of One Percent or More of Alcohol, Speed Not Reasonable and Prudent, and Crossing Hazardous Road Markings, following a property damage accident that occurred at CR 45 and Hawk Road in the Town of Volney. The accident occurred when he was traveling southbound and failed to negotiate a curve, struck a tree, then left the scene. Located at his residence, the youth was issued tickets returnable to Town of Volney Court on 8/22/05 and released to a parent. MORE NEWS: Fulton Daily News Oswego Daily News B'ville Daily News Liverpool Daily News ALSO VISIT: Our Fulton Business Directory Our Oswego Business Directory Our B'ville Business Directory Our Liverpool Business Directory Our Amazon.com store Area Jobs Guide.com Area Food Guide.com Daily News Source for Fulton, New York This site and all of its contents © Dot-Publishing, Inc. | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy Phone: 593-2510 | Fax: 593-2515 | E-mail: fultoneditor@dailynewsdirector.com 117 Cayuga Street Fulton, NY 13069

Breathalyzers and Open Source

-- [IP] more on Breathalyzers and Open Source interesting-people message [ Date Prev ] | [ Thread Prev ] | [ Thread Next ] | [ Date Next ]--[ Date Index ] | [ Thread Index ] | [ Elist Home ] Subject : [IP] more on Breathalyzers and Open Source From : David Farber <dave@farber.net> To : Ip Ip <ip@v2.listbox.com> Date : Mon, 24 Oct 2005 16:15:11 -0400 Begin forwarded message: From: Dennis Paull <dpaull@svpal.org>Date: October 24, 2005 3:21:52 PM EDTTo: David Farber <dave@farber.net>Subject: Re: [IP] Breathalyzers and Open Source Hi Dave, For IP if you wish. I have written code for a Breathalyzer-like product as well as many other pieces of chemical measuring equipment over a forty year career as an instrumentation design engineer. I suggest that viewing the source code will be insufficient to determine how well the equipment works. The key to any such equipment lies in the sensors being used, and the fact that sensors are seldom sensitive only to the material being analyzed for, in this case ethyl alcohol. True, new sensor technology is advancing, but the equipment in this case is intended to be produced at minimal cost and that often means using inexpensive hardware. The sensors used in my work had many weaknesses: 1. Significant sensitivity to other chemicals that might occur in a persons breadth. 2. Significant sensitivity to ambient temperature and humidity. 3. Significant variations with time after equipment turnon. 4. Significant variations with the rate of exhalation of the breadth sample. 5. The fact that all these variables interacted. Much of the software was an attempt to accommodate these variations. Additional sensors were used to measure ambient conditions and remove these effects from the alcohol measurements. The success with which these measurements accomplish their purpose will not be ascertained from examining the software, only that the attempt was made. Alas, the project that I put 18 months into was canceled due to the inability to find a feasible marketing model. In our case, this was an ignition interlock device intended to keep drunks from starting their car. That product market has remained small for a variety of reasons, but the measurement of breadth alcohol was very similar to what was called a Breathalyzer at that time (over a decade ago). I mention all these factors because they are common in many measurement instruments. To truly determine the quality of any instrument's results, it is necessary to evaluate the whole package as a black box. This is a difficult task for the reasons stated above, but is the only way to find out if the equipment actually works. No amount of viewing the code will tell you that. Dennis PaullHalf Moon Bay, CA 94019 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ David Farber wrote: Subject:[IP] Breathalyzers and Open SourceFrom:David Farber <dave@farber.net>Date:Mon, 24 Oct 2005 07:41:38 -0400To:Ip Ip <ip@v2.listbox.com> To:Ip Ip <ip@v2.listbox.com> Begin forwarded message: From: EEkid@aol.txtDate: October 23, 2005 10:32:48 PM EDTTo: dave@farber.netSubject: Breathalyzers and Open Source Breathalyzers and Open Source Friday October 21, 2005 by Edward W. Felten Lawyers for 150 Floridians accused of drunk driving have asked a court to order the disclosure of the source code for software running in the breathalyzer machines used by police to analyze their blood alcohol level, according to a Tom Sanders story on vunet. The defendants say they have the right to examine the machines that accused them, and that a meaningful examination requires access to the machines’ software. Prosecutors say the code is a trade secret. The accused are right that one needs the code to understand fully how the machines work. The machines consist of sensors, a user interface, and control software. The software is the “brain” of the machine, and it is almost certainly involved in the calculations that derive a blood alcohol value from the sensor readings, as well as the display of the calculated value. If the accused have the right to fully examine the machines — and the article says that they do under Florida law — then they should see the source code. Contrary to the article and some other commentators, this is not a dispute over whether the software should be open source. The accused aren’t seeking to open the software to everybody; they only want it opened to their legal teams. There are standard practices for handling trade-secret information that must be turned over in court cases. A court will typically establish a protective order, which is a kind of nondisclosure agreement covering secret material that is turned over by one side to the other. The protective order will require parties to keep the information secret and to use it only for purposes related to the court proceedings. Typically the information can be turned over to a limited number of expert analysts who have also signed the protective order. Documents containing secret information are filed under seal, and testimony about secret matters may take place in a closed courtroom. So this issue is not about open source, but about ensuring fairness for the accused. If they’re going to be accused based on what some machine says, then they ought to be allowed to challenge the accuracy of the machine. And they can’t do that unless they’re allowed to know how the machine works. You might argue that the machine’s technical manuals convey enough information. Having read many manuals and examine the innards of many software systems, I’m skeptical of such claims. Often, knowing how the maker says a machine works is a poor substitute for knowing how it actually works. If a machine is flawed, it’s likely the maker will either (a) not know about the flaw or (b) be unwilling to admit it exists. If the article’s description of Florida law is correct, this seems like a pretty easy decision for the court. http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=914 -------------------------------------You are subscribed as interesting-people@lists.elistx.comTo manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/ [ Date Prev ] | [ Thread Prev ] | [ Thread Next ] | [ Date Next ]--[ Date Index ] | [ Thread Index ] | [ Elist Home ] Search: this month this year this elist Match: all any boolean Sort by: score date reverse score reverse date Words: | Help Powered by eList eXpress LLC

Blood Alcohol Content Amendment

Project Vote Smart - Senator Kerry on Blood Alcohol Content Amendment Advanced Search -- Find Your Representative: Enter Last Name of Candidate or Official: Enter Your 9-Digit ZIP Code: xxxxx-xxxx Don't Know Your 9-Digit ZIP? Basic Categories: Biographical Information Campaign Finances Issue Positions (NPAT) Interest Group Ratings Voting Records Public Statements Issues and Legislation: Issue and Interest Group Ratings Issue Organizations CongressTrack: Key Votes Status of Legislation -- Status of Appropriations -- Week at a Glance Recent Votes -- Key Vote Blood Alcohol Content Amendment Bill Number: S 1173 Issue: Transportation Issues Date: 03/04/1998 Amendment: Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ]; Original Bill: Sen. Warner, John [VA] -- Sponsor: Amendment: Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ]; Original Bill: Sen. Warner, John [VA] Roll Call Number: 0020 Amendment Adopted (Senate) How members voted Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES . Read statements Senator Kerry made in this general time period. Official Title of Legislation: S AMDT 1682 to S 1173: To provide for a national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals Project Vote Smart's Synopsis: Vote to adopt an amendment requiring states to enact and enforce a standard of 0.08 blood alcohol content (BAC) as the definition of driving while intoxicated, by withholding a portion of funding from those states that do not enforce the new BAC. Senate Amendment Vote: 3/4/1998: Adopted: 62-32. Record Vote Number: 20. Senate Passage Vote: 4/2/1998: No vote taken. Last Updated: 7/11/2005 For further status information, call the Voter's Research Hotline at 1-888-VOTE-SMART (1-888-868-3762). Click Here Click Here --For Full Text of Legislation Click Here Contact Us | About Us | E-mail this page to a Friend | Printer-Friendly Version All content © 2002-2004 Project Vote Smart Project Vote Smart One Common Ground, Philipsburg, MT 59858, 406-859-8683 Questions? Need help? Call our Voter's Research Hotline toll-free 1-888-VOTE-SMART (1-888-868-3762). Legislative Demographic Data provided by Legislative Demographic Services, Inc.

D.W.I.

Suffolk County STOP-DWI Thu, Jan 26, 2006 Home About DWI The Facts about DWI The STOP-DWI News and Information Page DWI Arrest and Highway Fatality Statistics New York State's Zero Tolerance Law Links to Other Related Sites County Executive Home Suffolk County STOP-DWI H. Lee Dennison Building, 11th Floor 100 Veterans Memorial Highway P.O. Box 6100 Hauppauge, NY 11788-0099 (631) 853-5715 Steve Levy County Executive Maria Perez-Lent STOP-DWI Coordinator The STOP-DWI program was initiated as a result of New York State legislation in 1981. This legislation called for the establishment of an effective program to control drunk driving at the local level. It also established minimum fines as well as license restrictions for DWIoffenders. The law further provided that the fines collected for DWI convictions wouldremain in the county where the arrest and conviction occurred. Therefore, Suffolk County's STOP-DWI Program iscompletely funded by the fines paid by convicted drunk drivers. This unique way of fundinggives Suffolk County the opportunity to add extra police patrols, step up prosecution,conduct rehabilitation and education activities and implement an active public awarenesscampaign. As a result Suffolk County is arresting more drunk drivers, convicting moredrunk drivers, and more importantly, making the roads safer for everyone. Keep checking this site for new information. It is our goal to provide access tocurrent statistics and information pertaining to Suffolk County's fight against drunkdriving. If there is any information not on this website that you feel would be beneficialthen please contact us with your suggestion. Printable version Legal Disclaimer