State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Patrick J. Waltz, Steven R. Dowd and Gary M. Hayward…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the trial court's denial of a motion to suppress, holding that the officer had probable cause to search the vehicle based on his training and the observed bottle, that the defendants' appearance and vehicle type did not invalidate the search, and that a warrant was not required for a vehicle search on a highway when probable cause existed.