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STATE v. STOTT

794 A.2d 120 (2002)

171 N.J. 343

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. William E. STOTT, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided April 4, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Salvatore Principato, Jr., Blackwood, argued the cause for appellant.

Wendy Alice Way, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent (John J. Farmer, Jr., Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).

Theodore S. Novak, Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for amicus curiae Office of the Public Defender (Peter A. Garcia, Acting Public Defender, attorney; Mr. Novak and Stanley M. Shur, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, on the brief).

Michael J. Sullivan argued the cause for amicus curiae Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey (McElroy, Deutsch & Mulvaney, attorneys).

The opinion of the Court was delivered by VERNIERO, J.

The Court is called on to evaluate defendant's right to be free of unreasonable searches in a hospital setting, as well as his right against self-incrimination. Defendant was a patient at a State-run psychiatric hospital. The police conducted a warrantless search of defendant's room, discovering a small quantity of Xanax, a controlled dangerous substance. On two separate...

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