Because a New Jersey policeman prolonged a traffic stop past the point of its intended purpose, a firearm and marijuana cigarette found on a passenger is inadmissible as evidence.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in a precedential decision denied the prosecution’s appeal of a ruling below that evidence obtained by Edison Township police officer Daniel Bradley from defendant Theodore “Tyrone” Clark during the 23-minute stop could not be used against him.

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