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STATE v. BROWN

A-113 September Term 2011, 070200

83 A.3d 45 (2014)

216 N.J. 508

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Derrick BROWN, Leroy Carstarphen, and Kareem Strong, Defendants-Respondents.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided January 29, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda A. Shashoua , Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for appellant ( Warren W. Faulk , Camden County Prosecutor, attorney).

Kenneth D. Aita , Haddon Heights, argued the cause for respondent Derrick Brown.

Theodore J. Baker , Designated Counsel, argued the cause for respondent Kareem Strong ( Joseph E. Krakora , Public Defender, attorney).

Brad Wertheimer , Designated Counsel, argued the cause for respondent Leroy Carstarphen ( Joseph E. Krakora , Public Defender, attorney).

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

Justice ALBIN delivered the opinion of the Court.

Our Federal and State Constitutions protect the sanctity of the home from unreasonable searches by government officials. The constitutional protections afforded to the home make no distinction between a manor estate in an affluent town and a ramshackle hovel in an impoverished city. The occupants of both structures are clothed with the same constitutional rights. In both cases, the search of a home without a warrant...

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