A search warrant for a weapon in a domestic-violence case can be based on reasonable cause rather than probable cause, an appeals court ruled last Tuesday.
The ruling in State v. Johnson, A-6660-00, is the first appellate decision to consider whether a search warrant based on reasonable cause under the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act, N.J.S.A. 2C:25-28j, passes constitutional muster.
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