In this episode, Dennis answers some questions on the art of speaking to people and how it is critical to work on this skill. Recorded on 08/01/2017. Better ways of communicating to people on gaining consent to search and a DP committed in a hotel room and what to do? State V. Walker 2013 .. http://caselaw.findlaw.com/nj-supreme-court/1627779.html?fbclid=IwAR1oLeTz1n4QeVsp38Akti-KB8h8XOc1SAItd8saJJ_xeu7LNnvbKzz908Q (http://caselaw.findlaw.com/nj-supreme-court/1627779.html) Justified entry into a suspect's home to make an arrest when he answered the door smoking marijuana. This does not translate into smoking marijuana inside of his home. Here the suspect answered the door smoking marijuana. This does not mean you can enter into a home for all the calls you get of just smoking marijuana and nothing more. Under the New Jersey and federal constitutions, probable cause and exigent circumstances justified the warrantless entry into defendant’s apartment and the seizure of the marijuana cigarette and all the CDS found there. State v George Myers 2015...http://law.justia.com/cases/new-jersey/appellate-division-published/2015/a4295-12.html?fbclid=IwAR0ZTT_-Y_PWUHLwFX6ZzZgS2lAoKE4gXphtAC1ZIZ-Sz0xogxC-PyaiF4E (http://law.justia.com/.../appellate.../2015/a4295-12.html) The smell of marijuana itself can suffice to furnish probable cause that a criminal offense has been committed, the smell of marijuana gave Trooper Gore (Who is a police officer just like you) the right to arrest defendant for committing an apparent marijuana offense in his presence "'The "in presence" requirement . . . is satisfied by the trooper's use of his sense of smell in much the same manner as if he had used his sight or hearing or touch[.]'" The smell of marijuana itself can suffice to furnish probable cause that a criminal offense has been committed, the smell of marijuana gave Trooper Gore (Who is a police officer just like you) the right to arrest defendant for committing an apparent marijuana offense in his presence "'The "in presence" requirement . . . is satisfied by the trooper's use of his sense of smell in much the same manner as if he had used his sight or hearing or touch[.]'"