State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Thomas A. Cassidy, Defendant-Appellant

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the Appellate Division and vacated Thomas Cassidy's firearm possession convictions because the search conducted under an ex parte domestic‑violence restraining order was invalid. The Court held that the warrant‑like order failed to satisfy the procedural safeguards required for a telephonic warrant and that neither the exigent‑circumstances nor the emergency‑aid exceptions applied. Consequently, the seized weapons were inadmissible.