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Police Misconduct Threatens Over 20,000 New Jersey Drunk Driving Convictions
by Derek Gilna
The New Jersey Supreme Court has issued a report and order that could result in the invalidation of at least 20,667 drunk driving convictions in the state, after a state police officer was charged with criminal misconduct that cast serious doubt on the accuracy of …
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