State v. MacDonald

In this appeal from his conviction by a jury in Superior Court (Hollman, J.) of armed robbery, RSA 636:1, 111(b), and possession of burglary tools, RSA 635:1, V, the defendant, Joseph MacDonald, raises two issues for our review. The questions presented are: (1) whether the evidence was sufficient to establish that the defendant possessed burglary tools with the intent to use or employ the tools or allow them to be used or employed for a burglarious purpose; and (2) whether exigent circumstances justified a limited warrantless search of the defendant’s motel room. We affirm.

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