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New Jersey Judge Faces Heavy Consequences in DWI Case

By Lependorf & Silverstein

You may remember our previous post on a New Jersey Municipal Court judge who found himself on the wrong side of the law in November has pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated (DWI) and making threats to an officer. George R. Korpita was pulled over by a Roxbury policeman after a concerned motorist called the police. When given a breathalyzer test, Korpita blew a whopping 0.22 percent blood alcohol content (BAC), well over the New Jersey limit of 0.08. Not content to cooperate with the officer, Korpita apparently threatened to rule against the police officer whenever he appeared before him on the bench. These threats resulted in criminal charges in addition to the DWI accusation. Though Korpita was able to broker a plea agreement with law enforcement to avoid serving time in jail, he will not get off easily...continue to full post

Full post as published by New Jersey Criminal Defense Blog on February 01, 2008 (boomark / email).