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STATE v. WRIGHT

A-64 September Term 2013, 073137

114 A.3d 340 (2015)

221 N.J. 456

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Ricky WRIGHT, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided May 19, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rochelle M.A. Watson , Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant ( Joseph E. Krakora , Public Defender, attorney; Sylvia M. Orenstein , Assistant Deputy Public Defender, of counsel and on the briefs).

Steven A. Yomtov , Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent ( John J. Hoffman , Acting Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).

Joseph A. Pace argued the cause for amicus curiae American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey (Gibbons, attorneys; Mr. Pace and Lawrence S. Lustberg , Newark, on the brief).

In this case, we consider whether the "third-party intervention" or "private search" doctrine applies to a warrantless search of a home.

The doctrine originally addressed situations like the following: Private actors search an item, discover contraband, and notify law enforcement officers...

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