State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent v. William E. Stott, Defendant-Appellant

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey held that the warrantless search of the defendant's psychiatric hospital room violated his Fourth Amendment rights because no exigent circumstances existed, and that his statements obtained without Miranda warnings were inadmissible. The Court reversed the Appellate Division and suppressed both the seized Xanax tablets and the incriminating statements. Justice LaVECCHIA dissented in part, arguing that exigent circumstances justified the search.