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NJSBA joins others in urging rejection of state's 12-step DRE protocol

Briefs submitted in lieu of closing testimony urged Special Master Joseph F. Lisa, a retired Appellate Division judge, to reject the state's 12-step Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) protocol as scientifically reliable to determine that someone is under the influence.

The New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA) joined the National College for DUI Defense, DUI Defense Lawyers Association, and the Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey in its submission to the Supreme Court in State v. Olenowski, Docket No. C-677. NJSBA member John Menzel is an author of the brief.