State v. Smith

The defendant, Michael J. Smith, appeals his conviction of five counts of possession of a controlled substance, see RSA 318-B-.2, I (2004), following a bench trial in Superior Court (O’Neill, J.). We affirm.

The record supports the following relevant facts. On December 10, 2002, Ossipee Police Officers Shackford and King were driving on Route 113 in Madison when they came upon a car operating erratically. Shackford testified that the car was swerving all over the road. Because the officers were outside of their jurisdiction, they radioed for a sheriff’s deputy or a state trooper to stop the…