Supreme Court of New Jersey

State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Paul Amelio, Defendant-Respondent

December 22, 2008197 N.J. 207

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey held that a 17‑year‑old daughter's tip describing her father as drunk and providing the vehicle's license plate gave police reasonable and articulable suspicion to stop the vehicle. The Court reversed the Appellate Division and remanded for further proceedings consistent with this holding.