June 1, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Kate Coscarelli
732-937-7548
NEW BRUNSWICK – In a case that focuses on how drug recognition experts evidence is used, the NJSBA asked the New Jersey Supreme Court to grant it friend-of-the-court status in State v. Michael Olenowski.
The matter centers on whether testimony that a defendant was under the influence of narcotics while driving is admissible under the Frye standard.
Read the brief here.
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