State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Derrick Brown, Leroy Carstarphen, and Kareem Strong, Defendants-Respondents

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the trial court’s suppression of evidence obtained from a warrantless search of 820 Line Street, holding that the State failed to meet its burden to show the property was abandoned or that the defendants were trespassers, so the defendants had standing to challenge the search; the Court also found no exigent circumstances. Justice Patterson dissented, arguing the house was abandoned and the search was reasonable.