JUSTICE PATTERSON delivered the opinion of the Court.
Under federal and New Jersey search-and-seizure jurisprudence, a police officer's warrantless search of the passenger compartment of a vehicle, following a lawful traffic stop, is a constitutional protective sweep when the circumstances give rise to a reasonable suspicion that a driver or passenger...
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