Legal Opinion
State v. D'Amour
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided October 10, 2003No. 2002-603PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBroderick, J.
The defendant, Michael D’Amour, appeals his conviction on one count of possession of a controlled drug, see RSA 318-B:26 (Supp. 2002), after a jury trial in the Superior Court (Abramson, J.). On appeal, he contends that the Superior Court (Coffey, J.) erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained during the warrantless search and seizure of his backpack. We reverse and remand.
After a hearing on the motion to suppress, the superior court found the following facts. Early on the morning of July 10, 2001, Officer MacDonald, of the Portsmouth Police Department, was dispatched to the…
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- People v. RayCalifornia Supreme Court · 1999
- State v. FrostSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1996
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