State v. Hernandez

The defendant, Jose Hernandez, appeals his conviction by a jury of one count of aggravated felonious sexual assault. See RSA 632-A:2, 1(1) (2007). He contends that the Superior Court (Lynn, C.J.) erroneously instructed the jury that the police may deceive a suspect during questioning and impermissibly allowed a detective to testify while wearing a ski mask. We affirm.

I. Background

The jury could have found the following relevant facts. The defendant is the victim’s step-father. On the evening of September 21, 2007, the victim, who was then twelve years old, two of her sisters, and her young…