STATE VS. JAMES CRAFT
A-5022-10T2
The
primary issue in this case is whether the police violated defendant's
constitutional rights when they entered a bedroom in his mother's apartment
without a search warrant. We conclude
that the police officers' actions were objectively reasonable because the
officers had reason to believe defendant was in the bedroom, they knew he was
potentially armed and dangerous, and it was impracticable to obtain a search
warrant. We therefore reverse the order granting defendant's motion to suppress a
handgun and cocaine that were in plain view when the police entered the
bedroom. 05-14-12
