Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Victor Cirilo fined, loses driver's license for November incident in Verona.
West Orange Council President Victor Cirilo accepted a plea deal in Verona Municipal Court Wednesday night on charges stemming from a DWI incident last November. The case, postponed several times since an initial November court date, was not without continued drama Wednesday night as an angry Verona Municipal Court Judge John A. Paparazzo clashed once again with Cirilo’s attorney, Roy Breslow of Verona and Cirilo during questioning on the plea agreement. Cirilo was originally charged with driving while intoxicated following a Nov. 9 police stop after he made a turn from Bloomfield Avenue onto Mount Prospect Avenue (Route 23) just after midnight, Verona Police Chief Douglas Huber said at the time. At the time of his arrest, Cirilo was …
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Tuesday, February 5, 2013
West Orange Council President expected to answer charges from Nov. 9, 2012 incident.
West Orange Council President Victor Cirilo is expected to answer charges on Wednesday, Feb. 6 stemming from a Nov. 9, 2012 DWI arrest in Verona, Verona court officials said. The trial has been postponed several times at Cirilo’s request, most recently on Jan. 16, when Cirilo changed lawyers and requested more time to consult with his new lawyer and seek expert testimony from his personal doctor. On Jan. 16, an exasperated Judge John A. Paparazzo appeared annoyed in Verona Municipal Court when Cirilo’s attorney, Roy Breslow of Verona, made the request for an additional postponement, but agreed to delay the trial until Wednesday. Paparazzo questioned why Breslow wasn’t ready saying Cirilo had ample time to prepare for the case and saying …
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Judge annoyed as West Orange council president says he's hired a new lawyer and seeks expert testimony from his personal doctor and needs additional delay in trial.
The Verona DWI case involving West Orange Council President Victor Cirilo was postponed yet again Wednesday after he changed lawyers and requested more time to consult with his lawyer and seek expert testimony from his personal doctor. An exasperated Judge John A. Paparazzo appeared annoyed in Verona Municipal Court when Cirilo’s attorney, Roy Breslow of Verona, made the request for an additional postponement, but agreed to delay the trial until Feb. 6. Paparazzo questioned why Breslow wasn’t ready saying Cirilo had ample time to prepare for the case and saying Breslow should have been ready by now. Cirilo is seeking expert testimony from his doctor about his field sobriety test, his lawyer said Wednesday. Paparazzo said there was no way …
Alan Sanders
9:52 am on Monday, March 11, 2013
I ascribe to the 'everybody makes mistakes' view. Fool me once, okay, fool me twice, you've blown it. Most important to me are: I think that if Victor Cirillo was innocent and had credible proof, he would have opted for trial - the fact that he didn't, his delaying tactics and from what's claimed above, his contradictory statements re-being advised about the breathalyzer test are consistent with … more ›