Supreme Court of New Jersey· 6/30/1988

State v. Thomas

Citations

542 A.2d 912
110 N.J. 673
1988 N.J. LEXIS 56

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holding that test is whether “record contains sufficient evidence of objective criteria to support the search of defendant”
implying that justification for frisk would have been stronger had informant indicated that defendant had gun
implying that justification for frisk would have been stronger had informant indicated that defendant had gun
authorizing Terry searches when facts “give rise to an objectively reasonable suspicion that a suspect is armed and dangerous”
requiring that officers be able to point to \specific and articulable facts.\
explaining the reasonableness of a pat-down frisk is measured by an objective standard and not the subjective impressions of the officers

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Judges: Stein

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