A prior breath-test refusal conviction has the same impact as a prior drunken-driving conviction at sentencing for a subsequent offense, a state appeals court held Thursday, reversing a 17-year-old precedent.
The ruling in State v. Ciancaglini, A-2785-08, is bad news for drivers like Eileen Ciancaglini, who will be treated as a third-time offender based on prior convictions for DWI in 1979 and refusal in 2006.
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