COURT WATCH: The issue, of first impression, was whether requiring a defendant to disclose the passcode of his cell phone violates his protection against self-incrimination provided by the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and New Jersey law.
September 18, 2020 at 12:00 PM
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The original version of this story was published on New Jersey Law Journal
Should a defendant be required to disclose the passcode to his cell phone? Four New Jersey Supreme Court justices said yes; three said no. State v. Andrews, 2020 WL 4577172.
Quincy Lowery was a target of a narcotics investigation. Defendant Andrews, a former Essex County Sheriff’s officer, as a result of allegedly providing Lowery, with information to avoid criminal exposure, was indicted for official misconduct, obstruction of justice, and hindering apprehension.
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