Warrantless search of car in police parking lot was improper, NJ Supreme Court rules • New Jersey Monitor

Warrantless search of car in police parking lot was improper, NJ Supreme Court rules • New Jersey Monitor

Officers can search cars without warrants in some cases, but troopers in this case should have waited for a warrant, the justices said. (Dana DiFilippo | New Jersey Monitor)New Jersey State Police erred when launching the warrantless search of a vehicle sitting in one of their parking lots whose driver had already been placed under arrest, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The unanimous ruling found that an exemption in the law that allow…