What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New Jersey
My son (18) resides with his grandmother and last night approximately 12 midnight the Monmouth Cty sheriffs department shined a light in his bedroom window (2nd floor) as well as surrounded the house shinning flashlights in all windows. They announced Police open up we have a warrant. My son opened the door and approximately 6 police officers entered the residents fanning out throughout the house. The warrant was for a childhood friend of my son's that he has not seen for years. My son has been questioned several times over the past 6-8 months about the "friends" whereabouts including being pulled over the day before by 3 police vehicles. He explained he did not know where the person is and has not spoken to him in more than a year. Anyway while going through the house they discovered a bong in plain sight on his desk along with some marijuana (under 50 grams) and subsequently arrested him for the pot and paraphenalia. My son only opened the door because he thought they had a search warrant. My mom was awaken out of a sound sleep to this incident. She followed them around the house asking what they were doing. It was at that point that they told her they were looking for that specific individual. She responded he is not here and they continued throughout the house, garage, and car. They then proceeded upstairs to my son's room where the illegal stuff was found. Please help me with any advice on this matter. Is this search and arrest legal??What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
My son (18) resides with his grandmother and last night approximately 12 midnight the Monmouth Cty sheriffs department shined a light in his bedroom window (2nd floor) as well as surrounded the house shinning flashlights in all windows. They announced Police open up we have a warrant. My son opened the door and approximately 6 police officers entered the residents fanning out throughout the house. The warrant was for a childhood friend of my son's that he has not seen for years. My son has been questioned several times over the past 6-8 months about the "friends" whereabouts including being pulled over the day before by 3 police vehicles. He explained he did not know where the person is and has not spoken to him in more than a year. Anyway while going through the house they discovered a bong in plain sight on his desk along with some marijuana (under 50 grams) and subsequently arrested him for the pot and paraphenalia. My son only opened the door because he thought they had a search warrant. My mom was awaken out of a sound sleep to this incident. She followed them around the house asking what they were doing. It was at that point that they told her they were looking for that specific individual. She responded he is not here and they continued throughout the house, garage, and car. They then proceeded upstairs to my son's room where the illegal stuff was found. Please help me with any advice on this matter. Is this search and arrest legal??What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?