Legal Opinion
State v. LaFrance
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided November 23, 1983No. 83-292PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Per curiam
This case presents the question which branch of government controls the actual conduct of trials in our courts. More *175specifically, we must determine who controls the wearing of firearms in our courtrooms — the judiciary or the legislature.
I. The Factual Background
On June 15,1983, Laconia Chief of Police Bruce Cheney was scheduled to testify in the Belknap County Superior Court trial of State v. Timothy S. Clifton, S-82-0186. Relying upon RSA 490:4-a, Cheney refused to enter the courtroom without his sidearm. RSA 490:4-a provides that “[notwithstanding any other rule, regulation or order to…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Merrill v. SherburneSuperior Court of New Hampshire · 1818
- Opinion of the JusticesSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1981
- Opinion of the JusticesSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1970
- Opinion of the JusticesSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1933
- Nassif Realty Corp. v. National Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1966
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3Cited by37 opinions
- State v. WadsworthWashington Supreme Court · 2000
- State v. WadsworthWashington Supreme Court · 2000
- In re the Governor & Executive CouncilSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2004
- First Justice of the Bristol Division of the Juvenile Court Department v. Clerk-magistrate of the Bristol Division of the Juvenile Court DepartmentMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
- Coffey’s CaseSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2008
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