Legal Opinion
State v. Silva
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided November 20, 2008No. 2007-536PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDalianis, J.
The defendant, Dante Silva, appeals his conviction after a jury trial in Superior Court (Nadeau, J.) on one count of dispensing a controlled drug with death resulting, see RSA318-B:26, IX (2004), arguing that: (1) there was insufficient evidence to convict him; and (2) his rights under Part I, Article 15 of the State Constitution and the Sixth Amendment of the Federal Constitution to confront witnesses against him were violated when the State failed to produce the laboratory technician who tested the victim’s blood. We affirm.
The jury could have found the following: On March 14, 2006, the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- State v. BallSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1983
- People v. GeierCalifornia Supreme Court · 2007
- People v. RawlinsNew York Court of Appeals · 2008
9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by10 opinions
- State v. AddisonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2013
- State v. MarshallSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2011
- State v. MichelsonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2010
- State of New Hampshire v. Steven P. CollinsSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2015
- State v. DilboySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2012
5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.