Explore 7 fourth amendment search and seizure court cases in New Jersey. AI-powered summaries, key 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 Not Immune for Excessive Force During Arrest
Keith Isaac, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on July 31, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the defendant, a former police officer, was entitled to qualifie...
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 courts in New Jersey. New cases are added as opinions are published.
Courts deciding fourth amendment search and seizure cases in New Jersey include: nj (7 cases).
Outcome breakdown: Reversed: 3, Defendant Win: 3, Mixed: 1.