State v. Blunt

The defendant, Matthew Blunt, appeals an order of the 2d Circuit Court — Plymouth District Division (Kent, J.), denying a motion to strike the imposition of class A misdemeanor sentences following the defendant’s conviction of simple assault and resisting arrest. See RSA 631:2-a (2007) (simple assault); RSA 642:2 (Supp. 2012) (resisting arrest). On appeal, he argues that the sentences imposed by the trial court were unlawful because the complaints under which he was convicted alleged only class B misdemeanor offenses. We vacate the sentences and remand.

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