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STATE v. PAYTON

775 A.2d 740 (2001)

342 N.J. Super. 106

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. James PAYTON, Defendant-Appellant.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided July 9, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter A. Garcia, Acting Public Defender, for appellant (Diane Toscano, Designated

Counsel, Newark, of counsel and on the briefs).

Defendant filed a supplemental pro se letter brief.

John J. Farmer, Jr., Attorney General, attorney for respondent (Steven A. Yomtov, Deputy Attorney General, of counsel and on the brief).

Before Judges STERN, A.A. RODRÍGUEZ and COLLESTER.

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

In this appeal, arising from a warrantless search of a motor vehicle by a New Jersey State Trooper, we hold that, although defendant has pleaded guilty to the charge, a racial profiling defense can be raised for the first time on appeal because defendant challenged the validity of his consent to search the vehicle by way of a pre-trial motion to suppress.

Defendant, James Payton, moved...

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