Legal Opinion
State v. Pike
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided August 12, 1986No. 85-317PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBatchelder, J.
In this appeal we consider whether the language of RSA 159:3 (Supp. 1985), which makes it illegal for a convicted felon to have “under his control a .. . firearm ... or any other dangerous weapon,” is unconstitutionally vague or overbroad. For the reasons which follow, we hold that it is not and therefore affirm.
On November 29, 1984, Detective Giaccone of the Hanover Police Department lawfully entered Sandra Ruggles’s mobile home in Hanover. While there, he observed two rifles and two handguns on a gun rack. Detective Giaccone inquired into the ownership of the weapons. According to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. FlowersSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- International Harvester Co. of America v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- State v. WongSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1984
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3Cited by15 opinions
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