State v. Greenleaf
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Indictment, charging the defendant with the murder of Nancy J. Folsom. The defendant was indicted in Merrimack county. On his motion, the venue was changed to Belknap county, where the trial took place at the November term, -1901, of tbe superior court, Wallace, C. J., and Pike, J., presiding. Tbe jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree. Judgment was ordered on tbe verdict, and the defendant filed a bill of exceptions, which was allowed.
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Indictment, charging the defendant with the murder of Nancy J. Folsom. The defendant was indicted in Merrimack county. On his motion, the venue was changed to Belknap county, where the trial took place at the November term, -1901, of tbe superior court, Wallace, C. J., and Pike, J., presiding. Tbe jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree. Judgment was ordered on tbe verdict, and the defendant filed a bill of exceptions, which was allowed. After the jury were impaneled and issue was joined, and as counsel was about to make an opening statement, the defendant moved for…
1Opinion of the CourtRemick, J.
1. The exceptions relating to the sufficiency of the witness list and to the time of furnishing the same are overruled, for reasons well expressed in Lord v. State, 18 N. H. 173, 176.
2. The statement of the solicitor in opening, to which exception has been taken, does not, upon any fair construction, involve a declaration that the respondent was personally bound to become a witness and answer the state’s evidence, or stand convicted; but means only that the facts proposed to be shown, unless in some way met in defence, would constitute indubitable proof of guilt. If the language used might,…
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