Legal Opinion
State v. Burnett
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided June 1, 1964PublishedCited by 139 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Weintratjb, C. J.
Defendant was convicted of possession of lottery slips in violation of N. J. S. 2A :121-3. The Appellate Division affirmed, 79 N. J. Super. 242 (1963), and defendant appealed, asserting a constitutional question with respect to a search made without a search warrant. B. B. 1:2-1 (a).
The arresting officers were told by a known confidential informant that in 10 or 15 minutes a blue Mercury of a given age driven by a colored male would enter a specified parking lot and that the driver would leave with lottery slips on him. The ensuing…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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- Draper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by139 opinions
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