State v. Michaud

The defendant, Paul Michaud, was convicted by a jury of second degree assault for knowingly causing serious bodily harm to an infant boy in violation of RSA 631:2 (1986) (current version at RSA 631:2 (Supp. 1991)). On appeal, he contends that (1) the Superior Court (Mohl, J.) improperly admitted prior bad act evidence under New Hampshire Rule of Evidence 404(b); (2) the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to prove that he had the required mens rea to violate RSA 631:2 (1986); and (3) the trial court improperly denied his motion for a new trial based on jury misconduct. We reverse…