State v. Scognamiglio

The defendant, Ciro Scognamiglio, was convicted after a jury trial in Superior Court (Fauver, J.) of second-degree assault for recklessly causing serious bodily injury to Nancy Williams. See RSA 631:2, 1(a) (1996). On appeal, he contends that: (1) there was insufficient evidence that he caused serious bodily injury to Williams; (2) the prosecutor made improper statements during closing argument warranting a mistrial; and (3) the trial court erred when it imposed an extended term of imprisonment. We affirm in part, vacate in part and remand for resentencing.

The jury could have found the…