Legal Opinion
State v. Mayo
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided July 3, 1984No. 83-473PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKing, C.J.
The defendant appeals his conviction in Superior Court {Bean, J.) for possession of a controlled drug, subsequent offense. RSA 318-B:2 (Supp. 1981); RSA 318-B:26, 1(b)(2) (Supp. 1981). The sole issue raised upon appeal is whether the trial court erred in denying the defendant’s request for an instruction on jury nullification. We affirm.
The defendant was arrested in Portsmouth on March 19, 1983, on an outstanding capias issued by the Rockingham County Superior Court. He was transported to the Portsmouth police station where, during a routine inventory search of his pockets, .78 grams of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States v. DoughertyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- United States v. MoylanCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1969
- State v. WeitzmanSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1981
- State v. BerrySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1977
- State v. PrestonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1982
3Cited by10 opinions
- State v. CoteSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1987
- State v. O'LearySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1986
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1989
- Farina v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- State v. HaasSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1991
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