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STATE v. COLES

A-15 September Term 2012, 070653.

91 A.3d 1 (2014)

217 N.J. 467

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Byseem T. COLES, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided May 19, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Muroski, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for appellant (John J. Hoffman, Acting Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Hillary K. Horton, Deputy Attorney General, of counsel and on the briefs).

Daniel V. Gautieri, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for respondent (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney).

Alexander R. Shalom argued the cause for amicus curiae American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey Foundation (Edward L. Barocas, Legal Director and Ronald K. Chen, Acting Dean of Rutgers Constitutional Litigation Clinic Center for Law & Justice attorneys; Mr. Shalom, Mr. Barocas, Mr. Chen, and Jeanne M. Locicero, of counsel and on the brief).

Justice LaVECCHIA delivered the opinion of the Court.

This appeal involves the validity of the warrantless search of the bedroom of defendant, Byseem Coles, a young adult, nine days shy of twenty years old when the events pertinent to this appeal occurred. Defendant lived with other family members in his aunt's home in Camden where he had his own bedroom. The bedroom door had a padlock on it to keep others, especially young children living in the household, from getting...

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