STATE v. EDMONDS

A-106 September Term 2010, 067889

47 A.3d 737 (2012)

211 N.J. 117

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shareef EDMONDS, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 26, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joie D. Piderit , Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for appellant ( Bruce J. Kaplan , Middlesex County Prosecutor, attorney).

John G. Koufos , Longbranch, argued the cause for respondent (Koufos and Norgaard, attorneys).

Frank Muroski , Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for amicus curiae Attorney General of New Jersey ( Jeffrey S. Chiesa , Attorney General, attorney).

Mark K. Silver , Morristown, argued the cause for amicus curiae Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey ( Coughlin Duffy , attorneys; Mr. Silver and Michael J. Sullivan , of counsel and on the brief).


Justice ALBIN delivered the opinion of the Court.

The police responded to an unverified 9-1-1 call reporting "a domestic dispute possibly involving a handgun" at a Carteret residence. Outside her apartment, Kamilah Richardson told the police that there was no problem in her home and that her eleven-year-old son was inside alone. Against her will, the police entered the apartment to assure the safety of the young boy. The police found him unharmed, without any visible...

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