STATE v. MARYLAND


771 A.2d 1220 (2001)

167 N.J. 471

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Marlon A. MARYLAND, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided June 5, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Pugliese, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, for appellant (Ivelisse Torres, Public Defender, attorney).

Steven J. Kaflowitz, Assistant Prosecutor, for respondent (Thomas V. Manahan, Union County Prosecutor, attorney).

Robert E. Bonpietro, Deputy Attorney General, for amicus curiae, Attorney General of New Jersey (John J. Farmer, Jr., Attorney General, attorney).


The opinion of the Court was delivered by COLEMAN, J.

This is a warrantless search and seizure case in which defendant contends that he was selected for questioning by the police because of his race. The trial court declined to address that claim in denying defendant's motion to suppress evidence filed pursuant to Rule 3:5-7, and a divided Appellate Division affirmed. We reverse.

We consider the question whether...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases