State v. Robert Breest

In 1973, the defendant, Robert Breest, was convicted of murdering Susan Randall. Although we affirmed his conviction on direct appeal, see State v. Breest, 116 N.H. 734 (1976), the defendant has maintained his innocence since his conviction and has instituted numerous collateral proceedings in an effort to secure his freedom. Since 2000, the defendant has succeeded in obtaining multiple rounds of DNA testing of fingernail clippings taken from Randall’s body. All of this testing, including the latest round conducted in 2012, showed that the defendant could not be excluded as a contributor of…