State v. Haycock

The defendant, Walter Haycock, was convicted of being a felon having control of a firearm in violation of RSA 159:3 after a jury trial in the Superior Court (Nadeau, J.). The defendant appeals his conviction on the ground that the State presented insufficient evidence for a rational trier of fact to conclude beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant exercised control over a firearm. We agree with the defendant and therefore reverse.

On July 20,1990, the defendant called the police to 42 North Main Street in Farmington to report a disturbance. The Farmington Police Department is located…