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STATE v. BACOME

No. A-9 September 2015.

154 A.3d 1253 (2017)

228 N.J. 94

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Tawian BACOME, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided January 31, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Muroski , Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for appellant ( Christopher S. Porrino , Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).

Michele E. Friedman , Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for respondent ( Joseph E. Krakora , Public Defender, attorney; Ms. Friedman and Jacqueline E. Turner , Assistant Deputy Public Defender, on the briefs).

CJ Griffin argued the cause for amicus curiae American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey ( Edward L. Barocas , Legal Director, attorney; Ms. Griffin, Mr. Barocas, Jeanne M. LoCicero , and Alexander R. Shalom , of counsel and on the brief).

In this appeal, we clarify the circumstances under which police officers may require a passenger in an automobile to exit a vehicle after a valid stop.

We underscore that the heightened-caution standard we announced in State v. Smith, 134 N.J. 599...

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