State v. Robert Grimpson Smith

Following a jury trial in Superior Court (Bornstein, J.), the defendant, Robert Grimpson Smith, was convicted of possession of heroin. See RSA 318-B:2, I (2011). The defendant appeals, arguing that the trial court erred by: (1) denying the defendant’s motion to suppress; and (2) excluding the testimony of a defense investigator. We affirm.

I

The pertinent facts are as follows. On August 2, 2014, Officer Alden responded to a report that a woman, later identified as Kerry St. Lawrence, had collapsed on the lawn outside 14 Bank Street in Lebanon. When Alden arrived, he saw St. Lawrence sitting…