Prosecutors Try To Justify Concord Police Illegal Searches In Clegg Double Murder Case
Published on April 22, 2026.
Prosecutors from the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office have argued that the evidence obtained during Clegg's arrest, including his gun, laptop, $7,000 in cash, and Romanian identification, would have been found legally if the three searches using illegal cell phone data, obtained without warrants, were made possible. The New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled last month that the cell phone searches were unconstitutional. Assistant Attorney General Joshua Speicher argued that it was only a matter of time before police obtained legal warrants to use the data from the phone number believed to be connected to a killer. However, defense attorney Thomas Barnard countered that the state's argument is undercut by police testimony of regular illegal searches. The Supreme Court has until June 15 to issue a new ruling on the inevitable discovery question under the ruling.
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