Legal Opinion

State v. Bemis

Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Decided December 5, 1985No. 85-024PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBatchelder, J.

The defendant appeals his conviction in the Superior Court (Wyman, J.) on the charge of tampering with witnesses and informants, RSA 641:5. The sole issue on appeal is whether there was sufficient evidence for the jury to find, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the defendant assaulted Michael Marquis in an attempt to induce Marquis to withhold testimony in the defendant’s burglary prosecution. We affirm.

*491The relevant provisions of RSA 641:5 state that “a person is guilty of a class B felony if . . . believing that an official proceeding ... or investigation is pending or about to be instituted,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State v. NiquetteSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1982
  2. State v. MartinSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1981
  3. State v. PalumboSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1973
  4. State v. StauffSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1985
  5. State v. GilbertSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1975

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. CoteSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1987
  2. People v. BergAppellate Court of Illinois · 1991

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