State v. Ellison

The defendant was found guilty by a jury in the Superior Court (McHugh, J.) of two counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault, RSA 632-A:2, one count of second degree assault, RSA 631:2, and one count of criminal trespass, RSA 635:2. On appeal he argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a mistrial. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

In the early morning of January 19,1989, Laurie Ellison awoke to the sound of knocking at the door of her Portsmouth home. On answering the door she found her estranged husband, the defendant, against whom she had filed for divorce and…