Legal Opinion
State v. Heath
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided December 31, 1986No. 86-299PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSouter, J.
This is an interlocutory appeal under Supreme Court Rule 8, although the case comes to us as a transfer by the Superior Court (DiClerico, J.) of four questions prompted by statutory enactments affecting the right of a criminal defendant to depose a young victim or witness. See RSA 517:13 (Supp. 1986) and :13-a (Supp. 1986). The questions and our answers will be understood best in light of the relevant facts and statutory history.
The defendant stands indicted on one count of aggravated felonious sexual assault, RSA 632-A:2, XI, charging him with committing acts of fellatio upon a…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Calder v. BullSupreme Court of the United States · 1798
- Weatherford v. BurseySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Wardius v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by12 opinions
- State v. BruneauSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1988
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