Legal Opinion

State v. Smith

Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Decided August 7, 1996No. 94-683PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.

Following a jury trial in the Superior Court (Morrill, J.), the defendant, Brian Scott Smith, was convicted of two counts of passing bad checks in November 1993. See RSA 638:4 (1986 & Supp. 1993) (amended 1993). He appeals, arguing that the superior court erred in: (1) denying his motion to suppress evidence the police seized while searching his home; and (2) admitting evidence in the State’s case in chief of nineteen prior bad check convictions under New Hampshire Rule of Evidence 404(b). We affirm.

*273 I. Motion to Suppress

The defendant first argues that the superior court should have granted…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Michigan v. LongSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Horton v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  4. Maryland v. BuieSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. State v. BallSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1983

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3Cited by20 opinions

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  5. State v. DupontSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2003

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