Legal Opinion
State v. Shute
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided June 9, 1982No. 81-020, 81-181, 81-051PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDouglas, J.
The defendant appeals his convictions in Superior Court (Johnson, J.) of aggravated felonious sexual assault, RSA 632-A:2 III (Supp. 1981), and kidnapping, RSA 633:1 1(d). Finding reversible error, we remand for a new trial.
On July 7, 1979, the prosecutrix met her boyfriend, Tim Smith, at his home in Meredith, New Hampshire. He was accompanied by Richard Shute, the defendant, whom the prosecutrix met for the first time that evening. The three left Smith’s home in his car. When the car began to have serious muffler problems, the defendant, who was driving, stopped the car, and Smith got out to…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- State v. HowardSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1981
- United States v. Humberto Rosales-LopezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- State v. GliddenSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1982
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3Cited by20 opinions
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