Legal Opinion

State v. Dewitt

Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Decided September 30, 1998No. 95-439PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBroderick, J.

The defendant, Paul Dewitt, was convicted after a jury trial in Superior Court (Mohl, J.) on one count of aggravated felonious sexual assault. See RSA 632-A:2,1(a) (1996). On appeal, he asserts the trial court erred in several evidentiary rulings and by denying his motion for new trial. We vacate the court’s order denying the motion for new trial and remand for further proceedings.

The following evidence was introduced at trial. In January 1993, the defendant met the complainant one evening in Dover and discussed the possibility of employing her as a dump truck driver. They met again the…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Vogel v. VogelSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1993
  3. State v. LaurieSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1995
  4. State v. SeymourSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1996
  5. State v. MartinSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1994

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3Cited by22 opinions

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  3. Powell v. Catholic Medical CenterSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2000
  4. State v. WhiteSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2000
  5. State v. WarrenSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1999

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