State v. Navarro

The opinion of the court was delivered by

SKILLMAN, J.AD.

Defendant was indicted for possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:39-7b, and possession of a prohibited weapon, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:39-3d. Defendant filed a motion to suppress on the ground that the evidence against him had been obtained in an illegal search. The trial court denied the motion. Defendant subsequently pled guilty to the charge of *106possession of a weapon by a convicted felon pursuant to a plea bargain which reserved his right to appeal from the denial of the motion to suppress. In…