Legal Opinion
State v. Dwight M. Nelson a/k/a Nelson Dwight (080612)(Union County and Statewide)
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided May 8, 2019No. A-60-17PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Fernandez-Vina
**545 In this appeal, the Court considers whether the wait for a canine unit's arrival prolonged defendant's traffic stop, and if so, whether the delay was justified by independent reasonable and articulable suspicion that defendant possessed drugs.
In October 2014, a New Jersey State Police (NJSP) detective received an anonymous tip from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF), stating that a silver Infinity FX35 with a particular license plate driven by an African-American male would be traveling on the New Jersey Turnpike and transporting a large quantity of marijuana. Thirteen…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- United States v. ArvizuSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- United States v. PlaceSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- District of Columbia v. WesbySupreme Court of the United States · 2018
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3Cited by16 opinions
- JERARD J. MURPHY VS. SPARTA TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT (L-0068-18, SUSSEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2020
- JERARD J. MURPHY VS. SPARTA TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT (L-0068-18, SUSSEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2020
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. DARIUS A. WILLIAMS (17-05-1303, CAMDEN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2020
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. DARRELL K. RAINEY (14-02-0402 AND 14-02-0403, ESSEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2021
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. DAVID L. SMITH (19-02-0098, MERCER COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2021
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