Legal Opinion
State v. Holmes
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided January 19, 2007No. 2005-883PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDalianis, J.
The defendant, Martin Holmes, appeals his conviction by a jury for felonious sexual assault for engaging in sexual penetration with a person who was thirteen years of age or older but less than sixteen years of age. See RSA 632-A:3, II (Supp. 2006) (amended 2006). He argues that the Superior Court (Fauver, J.) erred when it ruled that the State did not have to prove that he knew that the victim was under the age of legal consent. We affirm.
The parties do not dispute the following facts: The defendant is twenty-four years old. The victim met the defendant while walking with a friend in…
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- Collins v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
- Brannigan v. UsitaloSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1991
- Commonwealth v. MillerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
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