State v. Charest

The defendant, Jonathan Charest, appeals the sentence imposed by the Superior Court (Brown, J.) pursuant to RSA 651:2, Il-g (2007) (amended 2011) following his conviction by a jury for being a felon in possession of a firearm. See RSA 159:3,1 (2002). We vacate and remand.

The record establishes the following facts. The defendant was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm, contrary to RSA 159:3, which states:

I. A person is guilty of a class B felony if he:(a) Owns or has in his possession or under his control, a pistol, revolver, or other firearm, or slungshot, metallic knuckles,…