State v. Jernigan

The Superior Court (Dalianis, J.) convicted the defendant, Parrish Jernigan, of burglary, RSA 635:1, and attempted aggravated felonious sexual assault, RSA 632-A:2; RSA 629:1. The defendant appeals only the latter conviction, assigning error to the superior court’s refusal to find that he had proven as a matter of law the affirmative defense of voluntary renunciation, RSA 629:1, III. We affirm.

In August 1987, the victim and her husband hired Willard’s Kitchens of Hooksett to remodel their kitchen, and the defendant was one of the Willard’s employees who worked on this project. On August 27,…