Opening A Car Door Without Permission Results In Suppression Of A Weapon
The Appellate Division found on December 20, 2022, that "[s]uddenly opening a car door is unconstitutionally intrusive because the police officer thereby surprises the occupant when the latter is entitled to consider [their] private affairs secure from outside scrutiny . . . . Opening the door sufficiently partakes of an "exploratory investigation" as to constitute a search." Id. at 540-41 (emphasis added) (internal citation omitted) (quoting State v. Giffin, 84 N.J. Super. 5
JUVENILE COURT LACKED JURISDICTION TO ADJUDICATE JUVENILE DELINQUENT FOR CORRUPTION OF MINORS
The Pennsylvania a. Superior Court recently reversed and vacated the adjudication of a juvenile stemming from a “Corruption of Minors “ charge. The Court held that where a crime under the law of this Commonwealth requires the perpetrator be an adult, such an offense cannot be deemed a delinquent act within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court. J.C. was petitioned (charged) in juvenile court after another student alleged that J.C. had “touched her in inappropriate and unwan
