Closson v. Morrison
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
This is an action of trover for legal tender notes of tbe value of $350, for gold and silver coins of the value of $16.50, for one silver watch of the value of $30, one watch chain of the value of $5, and one calf skin wallet of the value of $1. The writ is dated Nov. 20, 1865, and wasTentered at the November Term, 1865. It appears that the defendant, on the evening of the 3d day of November, 1865, at Bath, in said county, acting as a deputy sheriff, having arrested the…
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This is an action of trover for legal tender notes of tbe value of $350, for gold and silver coins of the value of $16.50, for one silver watch of the value of $30, one watch chain of the value of $5, and one calf skin wallet of the value of $1. The writ is dated Nov. 20, 1865, and wasTentered at the November Term, 1865. It appears that the defendant, on the evening of the 3d day of November, 1865, at Bath, in said county, acting as a deputy sheriff, having arrested the plaintiff on a complaint for larceny, made by one Seth Ford, and having had the plaintiff arraigned before a justice of the…
1Opinion of the CourtSargent, J.
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, and against being deprived of life, liberty or property, without due process of law, is secured by the 4th and 5th amendments to the constitution of the United States, and by articles 15 and 19, Bill of Rights, N. H. Constitution.
But in the administration of criminal law, searches and seizures often become, not only reasonable, but highly proper and necessary. The duty of officers under search warrants for specific property in specified places, is well settled. 1 Ch.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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