Tag: Probable Cause

NJ Supreme Court Confirms Warrantless Vehicle Search Requires Unforeseeable and Spontaneous Circumstances

NJ Supreme Court Confirms Warrantless Vehicle Search Requires Unforeseeable and Spontaneous Circumstances

In State v. Kyle A. Smart (A-6-22/087315) (Decided March 8, 2023), the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that the automobile exception to the warrant requirement, as set forth in State v. Witt, 223 N.J. 409 (2015), did not permit the warrantless search of defendant Kyle Smart’s vehicle after an