State v. Letendre

The defendant, David Letendre, was tried by a jury and convicted of burglary, robbery, aggravated felonious sexual assault, and resisting arrest, pursuant to RSA 635:1, RSA 636:1, RSA 632-A:2, and RSA 642:2, respectively. On appeal, he argues that the Trial Court’s {Pappagianis, J.) charge to the jury on reasonable doubt deviated significantly from the model instruction delineated in State v. Wentworth, 118 N.H. 832, 838-39, 395 A.2d 858, 862-63 (1978), and therefore should automatically require reversal of the convictions and a new trial. In the alternative, he argues that the instruction as…