STATE v. CONTRERAS


742 A.2d 154 (1999)

326 N.J. Super. 528

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Milton CONTRERAS and Mark Diaz, Defendants-Respondents.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided December 16, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary A. Thomas, Assistant Prosecutor, for plaintiff-appellant (Donald C. Campolo, Acting Essex County Prosecutor, attorney for appellant; Mr. Thomas, of counsel and on the brief).

Alison Perrone, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, for defendant-respondent Milton Contreras (Ivelisse Torres, Public Defender, attorney; Ms. Perrone, of counsel and on the brief).

Michael B. Jones, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, for defendant-respondent Mark Diaz (Ivelisse Torres, Public Defender, attorney; Mr. Jones, of counsel and on the brief).

Before Judges KLEINER, PAUL G. LEVY, and CARCHMAN.


The opinion of the court was delivered by KLEINER, J.A.D.

Pursuant to leave to appeal granted, the State appeals a decision suppressing evidence seized from defendant Milton Contreras, which led to the arrest of defendants Contreras and Mark Diaz.1 We conclude that the motion judge correctly granted defendants' motion to suppress, as the police lacked a reasonable articulable suspicion of criminal...

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