Legal Opinion
State v. Fernandez
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided May 23, 2005No. 2004-129PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNadeau, J.
The defendant, Lucio E. Fernandez, appeals his conviction by a jury for second-degree murder. See RSA 630:l-b (1996). We affirm.
The jury could have found the following facts. The defendant stabbed another man to death. After the stabbing, the defendant threw away the knife and fled the scene. He later fled the East Coast. United States Marshals arrested him approximately seventeen months later in Los Angeles.
At trial, the defendant admitted that he stabbed the victim, but claimed to have acted in self-defense. The defendant testified that the victim initiated the fight, that he and the victim…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- State v. LambertSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2001
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