Supreme Court of New Jersey· 3/19/2002

State v. Johnson

Citations

793 A.2d 619
171 N.J. 192
2002 N.J. LEXIS 132

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holding that probable cause existed under totality of circumstances because of facts known to police officer and reasonable inferences drawn thereof
holding that probable cause existed under totality of circumstances because of facts known to police officer and reasonable inferences drawn thereof
holding that criminal nature of container is immediately apparent where “outward appearance of the clear plastic bag gave the officer a degree of certainty that was functionally equivalent to the plain view of crack-cocaine itself’
recognizing an attempt to conceal an object is a factor in probable cause determination
finding inadvertence is narrowly construed and requires the officer to have very specific information as to where the contraband is located
finding defendant had no reasonable expectation of privacy when officers observed contraband on porch of multi-family home used by other occupants and visitors

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Judges: Coleman, Long

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