STATE v. COCCOMO


177 N.J. Super. 575 (1980)

427 A.2d 131

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF, v. MICHAEL A. COCCOMO, DEFENDANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division Morris County.

Decided September 26, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janemary S. Correia, Assistant Prosecutor, for the State. (Peter D. Manahan, Morris County Prosecutor).

Stuart B. Klepesch for defendant Coccomo. (Sweetwood and Cahn, attorneys).


MacKENZIE, J.S.C.

This is a motion to suppress evidence. R. 3:5-7.

The police practice of stopping a motor vehicle for a routine document check has been barred in New Jersey since March 27, 1979. State v. Carpentieri, 82 N.J. 546, 548 (1980), gives prospective application only to the deterrent principles underlying Delaware v. Prouse, 440 U...

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