State v. Brooks

The defendant, Jesse Brooks, appeals his conviction of conspiracy to commit murder, see RSA 629:3,1, IV (2007); RSA 630:1,1(b), (c) (2007). He argues that the Trial Court (Nadeau, J.) erred by allowing the State to introduce prior recorded statements of a witness and by finding that witness competent to testify. He also challenges the trial court’s denial of his pre-trial motion to dismiss for lack of a speedy trial. We affirm.

The jury could have found the following facts. In September 2003, the defendant’s parents were moving from New Hampshire to Las Vegas, *573Nevada. On September 29, the…