Supreme Court of New Jersey

State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Keith R. Domicz, Defendant-Respondent

September 20, 2006188 N.J. 285

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the Appellate Division, reinstated the conviction, and held that the warrantless thermal scan and the grand‑jury subpoena for utility records did not constitute unlawful conduct that taints the consent search, that police need not have reasonable and articulable suspicion before seeking consent to search a home, and that polygraph evidence is inadmissible without a stipulation. Justice Wallace, dissenting in part and concurring in part, argued that the court should require such suspicion.