State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Marcellus R. Williams, A/K/A Marcullus R. Williams, Defendant-Respondent

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey held that the defendant's resistance and flight constituted obstruction that broke the causal chain from an unconstitutional investigatory stop, making the handgun seized incident to a lawful arrest admissible; the Court reversed the Appellate Division's suppression order and reinstated the convictions. Justice Wallace, concurring, noted his disagreement with the majority's view that any flight from an unlawful stop can be criminalized.