Legal Opinion
State v. Desbiens
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided May 31, 1977No. 7509PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBois, J.
The defendant, after trial by jury, was found guilty of the felony of possession of a controlled drug, second offense (ESA 318-B:26), and sentenced to a prison term of from two-and-one-half to five years. Prior to trial, defendant moved to suppress evidence of the prior misdemeanor conviction, on the ground that his plea of nolo contendere thereto was not knowingly and voluntarily entered. The Presiding Justice (Keller, C.J.), after hearing, denied the motion and all questions of law raised by defendant’s exception were reserved and transferred.
The motion to suppress alleged the following:
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- David McChesney v. C. Murray Henderson, Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Frankie Joe Todd v. A. L. Lockhart, Superintendent, Cummins Unit, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Randall Wilford PricepaulCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. HarperSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1985
- Richard v. MacAskillSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1987
- State v. ArsenaultSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2006
- State v. WardSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1978
- State v. KellySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1984
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