State v. Williams

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

POLLOCK, J.

The primary issue on this appeal is whether a warrantless search by local law enforcement officers of the nonpublic areas of a tavern was authorized under N.J.S.A. 33:1-35. If the search was unauthorized, then evidence obtained by the officers may be suppressed. The trial court denied a motion to suppress evidence found during the search. The Appellate Division reversed. State v. Williams, 168 N.J.Super. 359 (App. Div. 1979). We granted the State’s petition for certification. 82 N.J. 268 (1979). We now affirm.

Under the facts of this case, we…