William Buckman, 61, a nationally known figure, was found dead in a hotel room on Tuesday
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His death was discovered around 8:45 a.m. said Mount Laurel Police Lt. Stephen Riedener reports NJ.com.
He said officers had been asked to check on Buckman's well-being.
'The manner of death was suicide,' Riedener said.
Riedener said the 61-year-old was found in his room and pronounced dead at the scene.
He said no foul play was involved, and the investigation has been closed.
Buckman, who was married with two children, rose to prominence while defending Pedro Soto of Gloucester County in a drug case.
He successfully won a motion to suppress evidence seized during a State Police highway stop on the basis of racial profiling.
The judge ruled that troopers routinely stopped minority motorists in New Jersey based on the their skin color.
He found such stops to be illegal and threw out drug and weapons evidence against Soto and 16 others.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2795674/prominent-lawyer-famously-helped-expose-police-racial-profiling-dead-new-jersey-hotel-room.html
Prominent lawyer who famously helped expose police racial profiling commits suicide in New Jersey hotel room
William Buckman, 61, found dead at the hotel in Mount Laurel, New Jersey
Mount Laurel police ruled his death on Tuesday a suicide
Police said foul play was not suspected in his death
Buckman credited with helping to expose racial profiling by police
By Jill Reilly for MailOnline
Published: 12:24 EST, 16 October 2014 | Updated: 16:02 EST, 16 October 2014
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