Legal Opinion
State v. Harriman
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided November 4, 1983PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLASSMAN, Justice.
On August 3,1982, the defendants, David J. Harriman and Joseph W. Wadman, were indicted for a violation of 17-A M.R.S.A. § 1103 (Pamph.1982), unlawful trafficking in a schedule Z drug. Contending that the seizure of two pounds, nine ounces of marijuana from their vehicle violated the Fourth Amendment proscription against unreasonable search and seizure, the defendants filed a pretrial motion to suppress.
The Superior Court (Hancock County), ruling that the initial “plain view” seizure of a small baggie of marijuana from the defendants’ van was tainted by the seizing officer’s…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- State v. SherburneSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1990
- State of Maine v. Michael R. McNaughtonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2017
- State v. RusherSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
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