Legal Opinion
State v. Martineau
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided July 24, 1972No. 6431PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLampron, J.
Motion by the defendants Frederick Martineau and Russell Nelson to reduce to imprisonment for life the sentences of death imposed upon them on November 15,1959, after a verdict of murder in the first degree returned by a jury with the added words “with capital punishment.” RSA 585:4. The Trial Court (Loughlin, J.) transferred to this court without ruling the question whether it can so change such sentences.
It must be made clear at the outset that the sole issue submitted was the authority of the superior court to change the punishment imposed on the defendants. The question of their guilt…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Moore v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- I. L. F. Y. Co. v. Temporary State Housing Rent CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- State v. NelsonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1961
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Bartholomey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1972
- State v. BreestSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1976
- Robert Breest v. Everett I. Perrin, Jr., Warden, New Hampshire State Prison, Frederick J. Martineau v. Richard T. McCarthy Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
- State v. DayutisSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1985
- State v. AddisonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2010
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