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BRODERICK, C.J. The defendant, Luis A. Rodriguez, appeals from an order of the Superior Court (Vaughan, J.) denying his motion to suppress evidence of his possession of controlled drugs, discovered as a result of a warrantless entry by the police into his hotel room. We affirm.

GALWAY, J. The State appeals the order of the Superior Court (Barry, J.) granting the motion to suppress filed by the defendant, Joseph Panarello. We affirm and remand.

THAYER, J. The defendant, David Cobb, appeals his conviction for one charge of attempted felonious sexual assault, RSA 632-A:3, III (1996) and RSA 629:1 (1996), fifty-three charges of exhibiting or displaying child pornography, RSA 649-A:3, I(c) (1996 & Supp. 1998), and 267 charges of possessing child pornography, RSA 649-A:3, III(a) (1996), alleging numerous errors by the Trial Court (Nadeau, C.J.).

The defendant, Kendrick Hoskins, is charged with one count of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, one count of possession of crack cocaine, and one count of resisting detention. Presently before the court is the defendant’s motion to suppress evidence seized as the result of an investigative stop of a vehicle in which he was a passenger. I conclude that the motion must be denied.

The defendant, Shawn Proulx, is charged with one count of possession of a controlled drug with the intent to sell. He moves to suppress evidence obtained from an allegedly unlawful search and seizure, The State objects. The Court held a hearing on this motion on March 10, 2008. The Court heard the testimony of Lieutenant Paul Poirier (`Lieutenant Poirier"), Officer Thomas Prentice (”Officer Prentice"), Detective Scott Park ("Detective Park"), Dispatcher James Connelly ("Dispatcher Connelly") of the Merrimack Police Department as well as Stephanie Hooper ("Hooper") from The Telegraph and the defendant. For the reasons set forth herein, the Motion to Suppress is GRANTED.

The defendants are each charged with two counts of Possession of a Controlled Drug, Marijuana, with Intent to Sell or Dispense, and one count of Controlling Premises where a Controlled Drug, Marijuana, was Illegally Kept or Deposited. See RSA 318-B:26 (Supp. 2001). The defendants move to suppress the physical evidence obtained during an allegedly unlawful search of their residence. Having considered the evidence and the parties' arguments, the Court GRANTS the defendants' motion.

Smoke Signals Pipe & Tobacco Shop, LLC (“the defendant”) is charged with eight counts of selling drug paraphernalia in violation of RSA 318-B:2. The defendant filed the following motions in May, 2003, to which the State objects: Motion to Dismiss, Motion to Dismiss II, Motion to Quash and/or alternatively Motion for Bills of Particulars, Motion to Suppress, Motion to Elect One (1) Single Count and/or Motion to Consolidate Various Counts into One (1) Charged Offense. Co-defendant Susan Hargrove, an agent of the defendant charged with three counts of selling drug paraphernalia, joins in the defendant’s motions. Additionally, co-defendant Eric Marshall, an agent of the defendant charged with one count of selling drug paraphernalia, joins in the defendant’s motions and independently moves to dismiss the charge against him. The State objects. Following a July 21, 2003 hearing on these matters, and upon review of the parties’ arguments and the relevant law, the court finds and rules as follows.

The defendant, Brett K. Cronin, has been indicted by the grand jury on a charge of aggravated driving while intoxicated. Because the indictment alleges that, while so driving, Cronin caused a collision resulting in serious bodily injury, the offense is a class B felony.