Legal Opinion
State v. Roache
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided July 15, 2002No. 2001-262PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrock, C.J.
The State of New Hampshire appeals, pursuant to RSA 606:10 (1986), from orders of the Superior Court {Hollman, J.) granting, in part, the defendant’s motion to suppress statements. The court ruled that Part I, Article 15 of the New Hampshire Constitution requires the police to inform a suspect, during a custodial interrogation, of an attorney’s specific efforts to contact him or offer assistance in order for the suspect’s Miranda waiver to be valid. We affirm.
The relevant facts are undisputed. On June 15, 2000, two detectives from the Nashua Police Department went to the residence of the…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Moran v. BurbineSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Michigan v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- State v. StephensonTennessee Supreme Court · 1994
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3Cited by17 opinions
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