STATE v. BIRKENMEIER


888 A.2d 1283 (2006)

185 N.J. 552

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bruce BIRKENMEIER, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided January 19, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher A. Alliegro, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for appellant (Peter C. Harvey, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).

Mark F. Casazza, Hazlet, argued the cause for respondent (Rudnick, Addonizio & Pappa, attorneys).


Justice RIVERA-SOTO delivered the opinion of the Court.

This appeal requires that we determine, under the circumstances presented, the propriety of a vehicle stop and the searches that followed. Defendant Bruce Birkenmeier asserts that, given the quantum of information possessed by the police at the time, the police were required to obtain a search warrant before stopping and searching his car and thereafter securing consent to search his house. The State argues that...

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