Legal Opinion
State v. Maristany
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided July 27, 1993PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
STEIN, J.
This appeal addresses the validity of a consent search of luggage located in the trunk of a car. The critical question concerns the reasonableness of a State Trooper’s reliance on the driver’s consent when more than one occupant is in the car and more than one piece of luggage is searched. In addition, we consider the possible prejudice in admitting the driver’s hearsay statement connecting the passenger, defendant, to a piece of luggage that contained contraband.
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On December 17,1988, State Troopers Frank Trifari and Thomas Colella were…
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