State v. Monsalve

Having been convicted in the Superior Court (Groff, J.) of possessing a narcotic drug with intent to sell, RSA 318-B:2, I, the defendant argues on appeal that he was denied State due process when the court allowed the trial to proceed despite the State’s refusal to take steps to obtain immunity for a defense witness maintaining his right to silence, and that the court erroneously admitted hearsay, implicating State and federal rights to confrontation, when it allowed a police officer to describe an agreement with the same witness. We affirm.

On January 14, 1988, police officers of the Attorney…