Legal Opinion

State v. Steimel

Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Decided April 4, 2007No. 2006-115PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGalway, J.

The State appeals the Trial Court’s (Hampsey, J.) grant of motions to suppress evidence filed by the defendant, Jonathan Steimel. The State argues that the trial court erred in ruling that the defendant was in custody when he confessed, and that no exigent circumstances justified takihg the defendant’s blood without a warrant. We reverse and remand.

The following facts were either found by the trial court or appear in the record. The defendant was involved in a head-on collision around 10:00 p.m. on the Sunday before Labor Day, 2004, on Route 13 in Milford. When Officer William Bright of the…

2Cases cited24 opinions

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  5. State v. StrongSupreme Court of Iowa · 1992

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