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Federal “Reasonable Continuation Doctrine” Adopted by Jersey Permitting Second Search of Home

April 22nd, 2009

In State v. Finesmith, the Appellate Division adopted the “reasonable continuation doctrine” of the federal courts, which permits law enforcement authorities executing a search warrant to re-enter a premises a second time if they are unable to find an item specified in the search warrant during the initial search.  The Court determined that where a [...]