State v. Lister

The defendant appeals his conviction for the crime of non-capital first-degree murder (RSA 630:l-a) after a trial bifurcated for separate determination of guilt and sanity. Novosel v. Helgemoe, 118 N.H. 115, 124-25, 384 A.2d 124, 130 (1978). The following issues are raised on appeal: (1) whether the trial court’s voir dire of the jurors was adequate to select an impartial jury; (2) whether the search of the defendant’s car and the seizure of his gun were lawful; (3) whether the defendant’s objection to the court’s reasonable doubt instruction was timely; (4) whether the trial court erred in…