Legal Opinion

State v. BELONGA

Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Decided March 16, 2012No. 2009-129PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DUGGAN, J.,

retired, specially assigned under RSA 490:3. The defendant, Nicole Belonga, appeals her conviction for manslaughter, see RSA 630:2, 1(b) (2007), in the death of her infant child. On appeal, she argues that the Superior Court (Hampsey, J.) erred in denying her motion to suppress, as involuntary, her statements to police. She also argues that the Superior Court (Groff, J.) erred in admitting certain evidence at trial. We affirm.

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The main issue on appeal is whether the defendant’s statements to police during an interview were voluntary. A portion of the interview was videotaped. We…

2Cases cited45 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Lego v. TwomeySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. State v. BallSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1983
  4. Reck v. PateSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  5. People v. WeaverCalifornia Supreme Court · 2001

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3Cited by8 opinions

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