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New Hampshire v. Minson

Docket: 2019-0124

Opinion Date: August 18, 2020

Judge: Gary E. Hicks

Areas of Law: Constitutional Law, Criminal Law

Shawn Minson was convicted after a bench trial for felony cocaine possession, possession with intent to dispense the controlled drug fentanyl in a quantity of five grams or more, and possession with intent to dispense the controlled drug crack cocaine in a quantity of five grams or more. On appeal, he argued that the Superior Court erred by denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained as a result of a “protective sweep” of his motel room, and by denying his post-conviction motion effectively seeking to reopen the motion-to-suppress record. Finding no reversible error, the New Hampshire Supreme Court affirmed.