Legal Opinion
State v. Thompson
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided March 8, 1990No. 89-338PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBatchelder, J.
This appeal centers around the application of the “knock-and-announce” rule in New Hampshire to the rather extraordinary facts of this case. The defendant, Alvin Thompson, was indicted by the Hillsborough County Grand Jury for possession *731of stolen property, sale of cocaine, and possession with intent to sell cocaine. After trial, he was convicted only on the third indictment, RSA 318-B:26, and was sentenced by the Trial Judge (Murphy, J.) to 6 1/2 to 15 years. The only issue raised on appeal is the constitutionality of the ruling of the Trial Court (Contas, J.) denying the defendant’s motion…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Sabbath v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- People v. LujanSupreme Court of Colorado · 1971
- United States v. Kane, Daniel JosephCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1967
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. SawyerSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2001
- State v. GallantSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1990
- State v. MatosSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1992
- State v. OgdenSupreme Court of Vermont · 1993
- State v. CarlinoNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2004
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