State v. Sugar

This case has been before this court twice before. On this third appeal we hold that the trial court erred when it suppressed the evidence derived from a search of defendant’s property, a search that resulted in the discovery of the victim’s body.

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On July 10, 1979, Dr. Harry D. Sugar reported the disappearance of his wife, Joan Sugar. On July 31, 1979, Dr. Sugar signed a form consenting to a search of his house and ground by the Vineland police. The search proved fruitless. On August 0, 1979, while Dr. Sugar was in California, Vineland police officers returned to the property and unearthed a…