Legal Opinion
State v. Cote
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided February 25, 1999No. 97-257PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBroderick, J.
The defendant, Chanel Cote, appeals his conviction on two counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault. See RSA 632-A:2, II (1996). He contends that the Superior Court (McHugh, J.) erred by: (1) granting the State a recess to refresh the recollection of the ten-year-old victim; (2) permitting the prosecutor during closing argument to argue facts not in evidence; (3) refusing to give the jury an accident instruction; and (4) excluding the public from a post-trial hearing on a motion to set aside the verdict. We affirm in part and remand.
The following facts were adduced at trial. The defendant…
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