Legal Opinion
State v. Cole
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided December 6, 1978No. 78-110PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGrimes, J.
The issue we decide in this criminal trespass and contempt case is whether the defendant was denied his right to a speedy trial. We hold that defendant was denied a speedy trial on both charges and that the case against him must be dismissed.
This is a case arising from one of the Seabrook demonstrations. Defendant was arrested on August 22, 1976, at the site of the Sea-brook Nuclear Power Plant, and was charged with criminal trespass. RSA 635:2. In September 1976, he was arrested for contempt for violating an injunction of the Rockingham County Superior Court against entering or occupying the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Klopfer v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Strunk v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Moore v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- State v. LinskySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1977
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3Cited by28 opinions
- State v. WeitzmanSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1981
- State v. NovoselSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1980
- State v. HudsonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1979
- State v. ColbathSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1988
- State v. ZyskSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1983
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