State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Germaine A. Handy, Defendant-Respondent

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the Appellate Division's ruling that the evidence obtained from the search incident to Germaine A. Handy's arrest must be suppressed because the police dispatcher acted unreasonably in conveying inaccurate warrant information, violating the Fourth Amendment and the New Jersey Constitution. The Court rejected the State's reliance on Herring and Arizona v. Evans and held that the dispatcher’s conduct falls within the scope of the exclusionary rule.