State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Alsharif Scriven, Defendant-Respondent

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the trial court’s suppression of a handgun and related items, holding that the police stop of the defendant’s vehicle was unconstitutional because the high‑beam statute requires an "oncoming vehicle" and the officer lacked reasonable and articulable suspicion. The Court also rejected the State’s arguments that a good‑faith mistake of law or the community‑caretaking exception justified the stop.