Supreme Court of New Jersey· 4/8/1991

State v. Colvin

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587 A.2d 1278
123 N.J. 428
1991 N.J. LEXIS 29

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noting that “the Belton exception for a search incident to an arrest is conceptually distinct from the exception for automobile searches. In the former, there need be no probable cause to believe that the vehicle contains contraband.”
upholding warrantless search of parked car conducted without advance planning where police had articulable reasons to fear evidence would be lost or destroyed
upholding warrantless search of parked car conducted without advance planning where police had articulable reasons to fear evidence would be lost or destroyed
finding with regard to warrantless automobile search that “justification turns on the circumstances that make it impractical to obtain a warrant when the police have probable cause to search the car.”
finding with regard to warrantless automobile search that \justification turns on the circumstances that make it impractical to obtain a warrant when the police have probable cause to search the car.\
reliable informant’s tip and possession of drugs by companions contributed to finding of probable cause

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Judges: O'Hern

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