Day: August 12, 2019

New Jersey Supreme Court Rules Probable Cause Required for Domestic Violence Warrants for Weapons

In State v. James Hemenway, (A-19-18/081206) (Decided July 24, 2019), the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that the Domestic Violence Act’s standard for the issuance of search warrant for weapons, particularly in a defendant’s home, could not be “squared with the probable cause requirement of our State and Federal