State v. Skinner

The defendant, James Skinner, appeals the denial by the Superior Court (Fitzgerald, J.) of his petition to annul charges of first-degree assault, see RSA 631:1,1(a) (1996), assault by a prisoner, see RSA 642:9 (1996) (amended 2000), manslaughter, see RSA 630:2,1(b) (1996), and second-degree murder, see RSA 630:l-b (1996). We reverse and remand.

In July 1998, the defendant was serving concurrent Massachusetts sentences in the New Hampshire State Prison when he was indicted for two alternative counts of second-degree murder, see RSA 630:l-b, manslaughter, see RSA 630:2,1(b), and first-degree…