State v. Diaz

The defendant was convicted by a jury of possession of a controlled drug with intent to distribute, in violation of RSA 318-B:2 (Supp. 1990). He appeals the denial by the Superior Court {McHugh, J.) of his motion to suppress, claiming that: (1) the police lacked the reasonable suspicion required to detain the defendant; (2) the scope of the detention exceeded its permitted purpose; (3) the subsequent entry into the defendant’s room constituted a warrant-less entry; and (4) the “sweep” search of the defendant’s room was unreasonable. We hold that the entry into the defendant’s room was not…