The opinion of the court was delivered by PRESSLER, J.A.D.
The primary issue on this drunk driving appeal is whether the proceedings conducted by the municipal court, whose conviction was affirmed on a trial de novo by the Law Division, violated defendant's constitutional guarantee against double jeopardy. We conclude that they did not and, accordingly, we affirm the conviction.
Defendant Ernest Utsch was charged on January 24, 1981 with operating a...
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