State v. Breest

The defendant was convicted of first-degree murder on March 22, 1973, after a jury trial in the superior court. Pursuant to RSA 607:41-c (Supp. 1972) (repealed November 1, 1973), a hearing was then held by the sentencing judge to certify whether the murder was psycho-sexual in nature. The judge so certified, and *342accordingly sentenced the defendant to the term required by the statute — life imprisonment, with a possibility of parole in forty years, less certain potential credits. RSA 607:41-b (Supp. 1972) (repealed November 1,1973). On appeal, we affirmed the conviction and upheld the validity…