Legal Opinion

State v. Valencia

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided May 16, 1983PublishedCited by 99 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

HANDLER, J.

This case requires the Court to determine the validity of a search that was judicially authorized over the telephone.

On May 15, 1980 Detective James Scales of the Jersey City Police Department, while conducting surveillance at 401 Summit Avenue, Jersey City, observed defendant Guillermo Valencia enter the apartment building and proceed up the stairs and out of sight. About 10 minutes later, Valencia emerged from the building, looked up and down the street, pulled a plastic bag containing a white powder out of his pocket and placed the bag in…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. United States v. Paul Gary Rubin United States of America v. Louis Martin Agnes A/K/A Louis MartinCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
  2. State v. KasabuckiSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1968
  3. State v. PatinoSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1980
  4. United States v. James Ernest ManningCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
  5. State v. ErcolanoSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1979

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3Cited by99 opinions

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  3. State v. NovembrinoSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1987
  4. State v. BruzzeseSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1983
  5. State v. EversSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2003

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