Legal Question in Criminal Law in New Jersey

Re: probable cause

It all depends on all the facts and circumstances, but generally, a patdown of the passenger for safety purposes might be allowed under certain circumstance. On the other hand, on it's face, the search seems unlawful.

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Gary Moore, Esquire

Hackensack, New Jersey

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Re: probable cause

The police often come up with any excuse they can think of to justify their search of a person in a car, but that does not necessarily mean that it is a valid search. Generally the police do NOT have the right to search the passenger of a car if the driver did not have anything against him, but I would have to see the police report in your case before I could give you a definite answer about the probably cause in your situation. I am an attorney who has handled many cases similar to yours in various courts throughout New Jersey in the past. Please contact me to discuss your case in more detail. I never charge for simply talking to a person about their case. Thank you.

Sincerely yours, -Ronald Aronds, Esq.-

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