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State v. Tucker

Citations

  • 642 A.2d 401
  • 136 N.J. 158
  • 1994 N.J. LEXIS 501

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that the definition of seizure announced in Hodari D. would be a radical departure from the definition espoused by Mendenhall
  • holding that because “there was an unreasonable seizure ... the goods were not abandoned”
  • holding that because \there was an unreasonable seizure ... the goods were not abandoned\
  • recognizing “[t]hat some city residents may not feel entirely comfortable in the presence of some, if not all, police is regrettable but true”
  • noting that whether persons are seized \depends on an objective analysis of all the circumstances of their encounter\ with police
  • noting that whether persons are seized “depends on an objective analysis of all the circumstances of their encounter” with police

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Judges: O'Hern

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