State v. Portee

The defendant was tried before Judge Barrett, sitting without a jury, and was convicted of carrying a revolver in a motor vehicle in violation of N. J. S. 2A:151-41. His conviction was reversed by the Appellate Division and we granted certification on the State’s application, 45 N. J. 299.

The defendant and three other men were riding in a car when it was stopped and searched by officers of the Newark Police Department. The officers found a revolver in a bag *241under the front seat and the occupants of the car were then taken to police headquarters. On the following day the defendant gave…