Legal Opinion

State v. MacElman

Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Decided September 2, 2003No. 2002-617PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDuggan, J.

The defendant, Cory MacElman, appeals his conviction in the Lebanon District Court {drone, J.) for possession of controlled drugs, RSA 318-B:2 (Supp. 2002). He argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress based upon the exigent circumstances exception to the warrant requirement. We affirm.

The following facts were found by the trial court or are evident from the record. On October 4, 2001, at around 8:00 p.m., the Lebanon police department received an anonymous call reporting that “there was a vehicle behind [the defendant’s] residence, potentially looking like he was…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Alabama v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Cady v. DombrowskiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Florida v. J. L.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. State v. BallSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1983
  5. People v. MitchellNew York Court of Appeals · 1976

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3Cited by13 opinions

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  4. State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2009
  5. State v. BeaucheminSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2011

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