Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Nancy A. Hulett , Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for appellant State of New Jersey ( Yolanda Ciccone , Middlesex County Prosecutor, attorney; Nancy A. Hulett , of counsel and on the brief).
Scott M. Welfel , Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for respondent Joelle D. Caronna ( Joseph E. Krakora , Public Defender, attorney; Scott M. Welfel , of counsel and on the brief).
Joseph M. Mazraani , North Brunswick, argued the cause for respondent Freddy Collado (Mazraani & Liguouri, LLP, attorneys; Joseph M. Mazraani and Jeffrey S. Farmer , of counsel and on the brief).
Sarah D. Brigham , Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for amicus curiae Attorney General of New Jersey ( Andrew J. Bruck , Acting Attorney General, attorney; Adam D. Klein , of counsel and on the brief).
Alexander Shalom , Newark, American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey Foundation, argued the cause for amicus curiae (American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey Foundation, attorneys; Alexander Shalom and Jeanne LoCicero , on the brief).
Barry H. Evenchick , Hackensack, Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey, argued the cause for amicus curiae (Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, attorneys; CJ Griffin , of counsel and on the brief).
Before Judges Fasciale, Sumners and Vernoia.
The opinion of the court was delivered by
FASCIALE, P.J.A.D.
This appeal requires us to determine, as a matter of first impression, whether under our State Constitution the exclusionary rule applies to an unconstitutional and flagrant violation of a search warrant's knock-and-announce requirement. A detective requested and obtained a warrant...
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