(DOWNLOAD) "State Missouri v. Heidi Burkhardt" by Supreme Court of New Hampshire # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State Missouri v. Heidi Burkhardt
- Author : Supreme Court of New Hampshire
- Release Date : January 11, 1990
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 70 KB
Description
Defendant was convicted of possessing more than 35 grams of marihuana and punishment was assessed at four years imprisonment. Her cache of contraband measured some 57,753 grams (127 pounds) exceeding the established limit of 35 grams by 57,718 grams, or 1649 times greater than that necessary to assess punishment of five years in the state penitentiary. The single issue on appeal involves the trial courts refusal to suppress as evidence the marihuana found in her car when stopped by state troopers following a traffic violation. A divided court of appeals held the trial court erred in not suppressing such evidence, concluding the marihuana had been seized in a unlawful search and ordered defendant discharged. We accepted transfer and now affirm the trial courts ruling.