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STATE v. SEVERANCE

No. 5521.

108 N.H. 404 (1968)

STATE v. ANTHONY SEVERANCE.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

Decided January 30, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George S. Pappagianis, Attorney General, William F. Cann, Assistant Attorney General and Robert E. Bowker, county attorney (Mr. Cann orally), for the State.

N. George Papademas (by brief and orally), for the defendant.

PER CURIAM.

This test case challenges the legality and constitutionality of the practice of road checks by the State Police in which all motorists in one lane of traffic are stopped for routine inspection to ascertain whether the operator has a license and the motor vehicle is registered. The motor vehicle law requires the operator of a motor vehicle to be licensed (RSA 261:1, 13) and RSA 261:23 provides that "every person operating a motor vehicle shall have the...

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