Legal Opinion
State v. Levesque
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided January 24, 1983No. 82-093PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDouglas, J.
This case involving a warrantless inventory search comes before us on an interlocutory transfer without ruling from Superior Court (DiClerico, J.). The defendant was indicted for possession of more than one pound of marijuana, RSA 318-B:26, 1(c) (Supp. 1981), and for possession of LSD, RSA 318-B:26, 1(a)(2) (Supp. 1981). The marijuana and LSD were found as a result of a search warrant based upon information obtained from the warrant-less inventory search.
The issues are: (1) whether the warrantless search of an unlocked part of a briefcase in the defendant’s possession when he was taken into…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- South Dakota v. OppermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. ChadwickSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Arkansas v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. EdwardsSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Mooney v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
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3Cited by14 opinions
- State v. CiminoSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1985
- State v. MurraySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1992
- State v. TotoSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1983
- State v. WheelerSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1986
- State v. HarlowSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1983
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