Legal Opinion
State v. Dearborn
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided July 19, 1974No. 6665PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKenison, C.J.
The main issue in this case is whether exigent circumstances accompanied the seizure of a quantity of marijuana from an automobile so as to eliminate the requirement of a warrant. The defendant was indicted for allegedly possessing marijuana in an amount over one pound in violation of RSA 318-B:26 I (c) (Supp. 1973). In advance of trial he moved to suppress the evidence on the grounds that the warrantless search was illegal. A hearing on the motion was held during the course of trial, and Mullavey, J., sitting without a jury, denied the motion and found the defendant guilty. The defendant’s…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. MatlockSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Lego v. TwomeySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. OsborneSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1979
- State v. WongSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1984
- State v. ThorpSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1976
- State v. SladeSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1976
- State v. GreelySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1975
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