Legal Opinion
State v. Herrerra
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided August 7, 2012PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Rabner
In this case, we must decide whether defendants are entitled to racial profiling discovery to challenge their convictions for attempted murder. The convictions relate to defendants’ attack on a law enforcement officer after a motor vehicle stop.
According to the evidence at trial, a New Jersey State Trooper stopped two Hispanic men for speeding on the New Jersey Turnpike in 1992. As the officer questioned the men immediately after the stop, they tried to overpower him. One defendant grabbed the officer around the neck and began to choke him, while the other tried to get control of the…
2Cases cited52 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by21 opinions
- State v. William L. Witt(074468)Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2015
- State v. Evan Reece (073284)Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2015
- State v. Lurdes Rosario (077420) (Monmouth and Statewide)Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2017
- State v. SencionNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2018
- Watson v. N.J. Dep't of the TreasuryNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2017
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