New Jersey Law Division not bound by Municipal Court DWI Plea

The New Jersey Appellate Division decided this morning in State v. Enright, that the Law Division is not bound by an improperly granted order under State v. Laurick, 120 N.J. 1 (1990). The order in question provided that the defendant's previous municipal court DWI conviction could not be used for sentence enhancement purposes. However, the Law Division declined to follow the order based upon the fact that underlying relief should never have been granted in municipal court as the defendant was legally ineligible for relief under Laurick.