Legal Opinion
State v. Braxton
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided July 16, 1970PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Matthews, J. A. D.
Defendant moved to suppress certain evidence as being the fruit of an unlawful search and his motion was denied in the trial court. We granted leave to appeal, and now reverse.
On January 23, 1969 two Westfield Police officers cruising in a patrol car saw a vehicle driving at a moderate speed through the business section of town. Because, they said, the driver was wearing gloves (note it was January); and because of the slow speed, and again because the two occupants, whom they did not recognize, appeared to be looking from' side to…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by6 opinions
- United States v. Willie Robinson, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- State v. AllenSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1973
- State v. MolinaroNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1971
- State v. AstalosNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1978
- State v. BraxtonNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1970
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