State v. William L. Witt(074468) Explained — Criminal Defense

Supreme Court of New Jersey • Decided 2015-09-24 • 223 N.J. 409; 126 A.3d 850; 2015 N.J. LEXIS 890

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*414JUSTICE ALBIN delivered the opinion of the Court. In this appeal, we are called on to determine whether the constitutional standard governing an automobile search in State v. Pena-Flores, 198 N.J. 6, 965 A.2d 114 (2009) is unsound in principle and unworkable in practice. In Penar-Flores, supra, 198 N.

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