State v. Knowles

Memorandum Opinion

Thayer, J.

The defendant appeals his conviction for aggravated felonious sexual assault. The question presented is whether the Trial Court (C. Flynn, J.) abused its discretion in granting the State’s motion to continue on the day trial was scheduled to commence. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

The defendant was indicted in September, 1984, on two counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault against an eleven-year-old female in violation of RSA 632-A:2, XI. Due to the defendant’s failure to appear at scheduled court proceedings, resulting in two writs of capias being…