State v. Walsh

Memorandum Opinion

HORTON, J.

The defendant, Paul Walsh, was convicted on one count of first degree assault, RSA 631:1 (Supp. 1994), after a jury trial in Superior Court (Groff, J.). On appeal, he argues that the trial court erroneously admitted irrelevant expert testimony as to the cause of the victim’s injuries. We affirm.

The relevant facts are as follows. The victim and the defendant had been living together for a period of time. Early one morning the victim awoke to prepare breakfast for the defendant before he left for work. The defendant expressed some concern that the victim would leave…