Legal Opinion

State v. Sousa

Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Decided August 26, 2004No. 2003-552PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGalway, J.

The State appeals an order of the Nashua District Court {Ryan, J.) granting the motion to suppress filed by the defendant, Christine Sousa. The State challenges the trial court’s determination that the stop of the defendant’s vehicle was unconstitutional. See U.S. CONST. amends. IV, XIV; N.H. CONST. pt. 1, art. 19. We vacate and remand.

On April 20, 2003, an anonymous caller informed the Nashua Police Department that a blue pickup truck with Massachusetts plate number 9557FO was “all over the road,” and had entered the Everett Turnpike at Exit 6 heading south. This information was forwarded to…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Alabama v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Florida v. J. L.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. State v. BallSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1983
  4. United States v. Wade Allen WheatCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  5. State v. MillerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1994

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3Cited by19 opinions

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  5. State v. MunozSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2008

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