Legal Opinion
State v. Atwood
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided March 29, 2018No. A–42 September Term 2016; 078804PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Timpone
**437To be lawful, an automobile stop must be predicated on "specific and articulable facts giving rise to reasonable suspicion that defendant had committed motor vehicle violations." State v. Robinson, 228 N.J. 529, 548, 159 A.3d 373 (2017). In a suppression motion hearing challenging a moving stop, "[t]he State has the **438burden of proof to demonstrate by a preponderance of the evidence that the warrantless seizure was valid." State v. O'Neal, 190 N.J. 601, 611, 921 A.2d 1079 (2007).
By contrast, a defendant bears the burden of proof when challenging evidence gathered pursuant to a validly…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. SokolowSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- State v. LocurtoSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1999
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3Cited by15 opinions
- State v. ParkerNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2019
- A-0850-18T3 STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. TYWAUN S. HEDGESPETH (16-07-2215 AND 16-07-2216, ESSEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2020
- STATE IN THE INTEREST OF G.C. (FJ-13-1006-18, FJ-13-1120-18, AND FJ-13-1145-18, MONMOUTH COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (RECORD IMPOUNDED)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2020
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. ALDABERTO VEGA STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. TIMOTHY BETHEA (15-06-1138, MONMOUTH COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (CONSOLIDATED)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2019
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. ALEXIS NUNEZ (16-08-1057, HUDSON COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2018
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