State v. Peterson

The defendant, Kenneth Peterson, alleges that he was erroneously denied parole, even though he had served the minimum time of his sentence. Due to procedural infirmities, however, we do not reach the merits of his appeal, and affirm.

In November 1988, the defendant pleaded guilty to aggravated felonious sexual assault and was sentenced (Gray, J.) to serve three to six years at the New Hampshire State Prison. The sentence directed the defendant to participate in the sexual offender program at the prison’s secure psychiatric unit. The sentence also provided that “upon completion of this program,…