Legal Opinion
State ex rel. R.M.
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided February 6, 2001PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLACI, J.S.C.
This case revisits for a third time, the propriety of a motor vehicle stop predicated solely on the existence of “tinted” windows. Previously, two other trial courts have addressed this issue reaching conflicting results.
In State v. Harrison, 236 N.J.Super. 69, 564 A.2d 128 (Law Div.1989), the Court concluded that “tinted” windows on a motor vehicle did not constitute an articulable and reasonable suspicion that the vehicle violated our motor vehicle statutes, specifically, N.J.S.A. 39:3-74, and hence the existence of same did not in and of itself subject the vehicle to a stop…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. CarpentieriSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1980
- State v. HudesNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1974
- State v. MurphyNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1990
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Brundage v. Estate of CarambioSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2008
- State v. CohenNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2002
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- Brundage v. Estate of CarambioSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2008