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Cops Can Pat Suspects Down, But Not Strip Them Down

July 1st, 2010

On June 29, 2010, the New Jersey State Supreme Court held in State v. Privott that it was unreasonable for a police officer to lift a suspect’s shirt above his waistband when doing a pat down search for weapons.  Although no weapon was discovered during the search, police discovered a bag of cocaine and charged [...]