Legal Opinion

State v. Sawyer

Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Decided November 19, 2001No. 99-767PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDalianis, J.

The defendant, Charles Sawyer, appeals his convictions by

a jury in Superior Court (Fauver, J.) for possession with intent to distribute marijuana and hashish. See RSA 318-B:2 (1995). On appeal, he contends that the Superior Court (T. Nadeau, J.) erroneously: (1) denied his motion to suppress evidence obtained from a warrantless search of an automobile in which he was a passenger; and (2) ruled that statements he made in violation of his Miranda rights could be used against him for impeachment purposes. See Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966). We affirm.

The following facts were either…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. United States v. MatlockSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Illinois v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  4. Florida v. JimenoSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. State v. BallSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1983

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3Cited by17 opinions

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  2. Commonwealth v. BaskingSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  3. State v. HardingUtah Supreme Court · 2011
  4. State v. BoggessSupreme Court of Kansas · 2018
  5. State v. SzczerbiakSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2002

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