– Mr. Porreca represented a Paterson, NJ man in a Morris Township DWI matter. Although the defendant’s blood alcohol content was .10, Mr. Porreca was able to have these readings excluded from the case. As a result, the defendant received only a 3-month suspension of his driving privileges.

– Mr. Porreca represented a Blairstown, NJ man in West Orange Municipal Court on a possession of cocaine charge. Mr. Porreca was able to get this defendant enrolled in the Conditional Discharge Program.

– Mr. Porreca represented a Springfield, NJ woman in Randolph Township Municipal Court. The defendant was charged with violation of N.J.S.A. 6B-2, “failure to have liability insurance”, which carries a mandatory 12-month drivers license suspension. Mr. Porreca was able to convince the State to amend this summons to a violation of N.J.S.A. 3-29, “failure to display a valid insurance card”. The defendant paid only a nominal fine.

– Mr. Porreca represented a Florham Park, NJ woman in Millburn Township Municipal Court. The defendant was charged with a violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1(a), “obstructing an official investigation”; N.J.S.A. 6B:2, “no liability insurance”; N.J.S.A. 4-129(b), “leaving the scene of an accident”; N.J.S.A. 4:96, “reckless driving”. Mr. Porreca was able to have the criminal charge downgraded to a Millburn Municipal Ordinance; the no-insurance ticket amended to “failure to provide a valid insurance card”; and the reckless driving downgraded to “careless driving”.

– Mr. Porreca represented a Linden, NJ man charged with a second DWI and a first offense refusal in East Hanover Municipal Court. Mr. Porreca was able to get the refusal charge dismissed.

Case Summaries

– Mr. Porreca represented a Landing, NJ man charged with a violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10(a), “possession of marijuana, less than 50 grams” in Morristown Municipal Court. After reviewing the discovery, Mr. Porreca was able to have these charges completely dismissed.