Legal Opinion

State v. Dion

Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Decided February 8, 2013No. 2011-786PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtConboy, J.

The defendant, Lynn Dion, appeals her conviction for negligent homicide following a jury trial in Superior Court (Brown, J.). See RSA 630:3 (2007). On appeal, she argues: (1) that using a cellular telephone while driving does not constitute the requisite wrongful or blameworthy conduct to establish the culpable mental state for criminal negligence and, therefore, that the evidence was insufficient to support her conviction; and (2) that the trial court erred in denying her motion in limine to exclude certain of her cell phone records. We affirm.

The jury could have found the following facts.…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Montgomery, Jeri DawnCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2012
  2. Cloutier v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1981
  3. United States v. James WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
  4. Butts v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003
  5. State v. LittlefieldSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2005

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. State v. TabaldiSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2013
  2. State of New Hampshire v. Adam WellsSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2014
  3. State v. FischerSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2013
  4. State of New Hampshire v. Ashley HaywardSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2014
  5. In re Estate of Ruth C. McCartySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2014

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