Steven J. Richardson | May 24, 2010
On May 21, 2010, the New Jersey Appellate Division ruled that police cannot enter and search a private residence with only a “reasonable suspicion” of criminal activity (the standard under Terry v. Ohio, a 1968 U.S. Supreme Court case). In the case of State v. Jefferson, police officers were investigating drug dealing and possible gun-play, [...]
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Steven J. Richardson | November 24, 2009
We have all seen it on the TV police dramas. The police say to the suspect: “If you didn’t do anything, why did you run?” Well, despite the world of prime time crime drama, running is not enough for the police to stop you and search you. Yesterday, the New Jersey Appellate Division ruled in [...]
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