STATE v. ROSS

A-34 September Term 2022 087823.

309 A.3d 632 (2024)

256 N.J. 390

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Shlawrence ROSS, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided March 5, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Monika Mastellone argued the cause for appellant (Law Offices of Robin Kay Lord, attorneys; Monika Mastellone and Robin Kay Lord , Trenton, on the briefs).

Maura M. Sullivan , Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for respondent ( Grace C. MacAulay , Camden County Prosecutor, attorney; Maura M. Sullivan, of counsel and on the briefs).

Adam D. Klein, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for amicus curiae Attorney General of New Jersey (Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General, attorney; Adam D. Klein, of counsel and on the brief).

Scott M. Welfel, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for amicus curiae Public Defender of New Jersey (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney; Scott M. Welfel, of counsel and on the brief).

Brian W. Carroll, Newark, argued the cause for amicus curiae Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey (McCarter & English, attorneys; Brian W. Carroll, Robert A. Mintz, Newark, Michelle Pallak Movahed, and Brendan E. Ashe, on the brief).


In this appeal, we are asked to determine whether the State can obtain physical evidence from a hospital — a bullet extracted from defendant's body via surgical procedure — pursuant to a search warrant.

Over four years after defendant Shlawrence Ross allegedly exchanged...

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