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State v. Wheeler

Citations

  • 128 N.H. 767
  • 519 A.2d 289
  • 1986 N.H. LEXIS 367

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  • boots lawfully seized and later lawfully tested against prints at different crime scene
  • boots lawfully seized and later lawfully tested against prints at different crime scene
  • defendant's boots taken during inventory; boots later taken as evidence in unrelated burglary investigation where boot print found at scene; no state or federal constitutional violation because police had lawful possession of the defendant's personal effects
  • although not relying on the Federal Constitution, upholding an officer’s retention of evidence for the purpose of preserving it for a later forensic examination after a search warrant was procured for that examination
  • defendant’s boots taken during inventory; boots later taken as evidence in unrelated burglary investigation where boot print found at scene; no state or federal constitutional violation because police had lawful possession of the defendant’s personal effects

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Judges: Johnson

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