STATE v. LAFRANCE

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory H. Smith, attorney general (Brian T. Tucker, assistant attorney general, on the brief, and Mr. Smith orally), for the State.

Murphy, McLaughlin & Hemeon P.A., of Laconia (Philip T. McLaughlin on the brief and orally), for the defendant.

Christiano, Kromphold, Green, McMahon & Heed, of Keene (Peter H. Heed on the brief and orally), on behalf of the New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police, Inc., The New Hampshire Police Association, the Americans for Effective Law Enforcement, Inc., and The International Association of Chiefs of Police, Inc., as amici curiae.

George E. Gordon, III, of Suncook, by brief, as amicus curiae.

Bell, Falk & Norton P.A., of Keene (Ernest L. Bell, III, on the brief and orally), on behalf of Ernest L. Bell, Esq., Stanley M. Brown, Esq., Donald R. Bryant, Esq., Robert L. Chiesa, Esq., Richard E. Galway, Jr., Esq., Fred W. Hall, Jr., Esq., Arnold P. Hanson, Esq., Joseph M. Kerrigan, Esq., Paul McEachern, Esq., Jack B. Middleton, Esq., Joseph A. Millimet, Esq., Arthur H. Nighswander, Esq., David L. Nixon, Esq., and N. Michael Plaut, Esq., as amici curiae.

Richard F. Upton, of Concord, by brief and orally, as amicus curiae.