Legal Opinion
State v. Demeritt
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided October 21, 2002No. 2001-083PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDuggan, J.
The defendant, Robert Demeritt, appeals his convictions for negligent homicide and reckless conduct. On appeal, he argues that the Trial Court (Coffey, J.) made several improper evidentiary rulings. He also argues that the trial court gave an erroneous jury instruction, deprived him of a public trial by excluding his female companion from the view, and improperly refused to dismiss the charges on double jeopardy grounds. We affirm.
The charges arose out of the defendant’s operation of a van on August 17, 1998. At 7:00 a.m., Greg Scanlon, the victim, left for work driving a Subaru. At…
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- Jenkins v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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