State v. Martin

The defendant, Duane Alan Martin, appeals his convictions on two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm, RSA 159:3 (1994). He argues that the Superior Court (Fitzgerald, J.) erroneously denied his motion to suppress evidence. We reverse and remand.

On March 2, 1998, the Rochester District Court issued a bench warrant for the defendant’s arrest when he failed to appear at a probation violation hearing. On March 5, the Rochester Police Department sent a copy of the warrant by facsimile transmission to the police in Enfield, where the defendant lived. The Enfield Police Department…