New Jersey Supreme Court · 2025
State v. Fenimore
Car parked at the barracks, driver arrested and secured, passenger walked inside, troopers holding the keys, mandatory John's Law impound already running — the automobile exception does not apply. Get a warrant. The Appellate Division's line at 'towed and impounded' is gone: Witt's word “headquarters” plainly covers a State Police barracks parking lot.
261 N.J. 364, 339 A.3d 254
Find the opinion for State v. FenimoreNew Jersey Appellate Division · 2024
State v. Boone
"He crossed the yellow line" is not a stop. Section 88(b) only requires drivers to hold the lane "as nearly as practicable," so you must be able to say where, how many times, how far over, over what distance, and under what conditions.
A-3503-21 (N.J. App. Div. July 24, 2024)
Find the opinion for State v. BooneNew Jersey Supreme Court · 2022
State v. Goldsmith
'High-crime area' is one factor in the totality, never a stand-alone justification — and the State must put actual evidence behind the label, not just the buzzwords. Blocking a person's only path forward and starting to question him is where the stop begins, and everything you observe after that moment cannot be used to justify it.
251 N.J. 384 (2022)
Find the opinion for State v. GoldsmithEach summary was checked against the court’s majority opinion on September 30, 2026. Read the decision and follow your agency’s policy; this is reference guidance, not legal advice.