Legal Opinion
State v. Westover
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided October 31, 1995No. 94-064PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrock, C. J.
The defendant, Daniel Westover, was convicted in the Lebanon District Court (Cirone, J.) of possession of a controlled drug, RSA 318-B:2 (Supp. 1994), a class B misdemeanor. The defendant appeals his conviction, arguing that evidence presented at trial should have been suppressed. This case also presents the question whether an indigent defendant, convicted of a class B misdemeanor without the possibility of imprisonment, is entitled to have counsel appointed on appeal. We reverse and remand.
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