State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Dollie Fair and John B. Lynn, Defendants-Appellants

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the convictions and remanded for a new trial, holding that the warrantless entry and arrest of Lynn were lawful under exigent circumstances, but that the trial court erred by admitting Pair's statement without a proper limiting instruction and by failing to charge the jury on the defense of another, each constituting plain error. The Court affirmed the legality of Lynn's own statement and applied New Jersey common law on forced entry.