Browse 7 fourth amendment search and seizure cases decided by New Jersey Supreme Court. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
NJ Supreme Court: Confession after invoking silence is inadmissible
State v. Jule Hannah, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on April 16, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The New Jersey Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confession, obtained after the...
No-knock warrant upheld due to exigent circumstances
IMO Wilfredo Benitez, J.M.C, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on October 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether a "no-knock" warrant was properly executed ...
NJ Supreme Court Reverses Conviction Over Improper Evidence
State v. Paul J. Caneiro, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on September 3, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The New Jersey Supreme Court reviewed the admissibility of certain evidence in a cri...
Officer's Qualified Immunity Affirmed in Traffic Stop Arrest Case
Keith Isaac, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on July 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the defendant, a former police officer, was entitled to qua...
NJ Supreme Court: "Plain Feel" Doctrine Requires Immediate Contraband Identification
State v. Shawn M. Fenimore, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on July 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The New Jersey Supreme Court addressed whether a "plain feel" exception to the wa...
NJ Supreme Court: Warrantless cell phone searches allowed under narrow exigent circumstances
State v. Ebenezer Byrd; State v. Jerry J. Spraulding; State v. Gregory A. Jean-Baptiste, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on July 24, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. This case consolidates three...
Vehicle search upheld, conviction for drug possession affirmed
State v. Juan C. Hernandez-Peralta, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on July 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Juan C. Hernandez-Peralta, appealed his conviction for pos...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 7 fourth amendment search and seizure cases from New Jersey Supreme Court. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Reversed: 2, Defendant Win: 4, Mixed: 1.
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