The New Jersey Supreme Court on April 14 heard arguments over whether it should scrap its six-year-old ruling that governs the standards police must follow when conducting automobile searches without first obtaining a warrant.
During a hearing that lasted two-and-a-half hours, a state prosecutor asked the court to revert back to the standard set in a 1981, saying the current standard is unworkable and has led to a situation where too many motorists who have been stopped along the state’s roadways are being asked by the police to sign a consent to search on the spot.
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