Legal Opinion
State v. Cossette
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided August 31, 2004No. 2003-142PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDuggan, J.
The defendant, Thomas P. Cossette, was convicted after a jury trial in Superior Court (O’Neill, J.) on two counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault (AFSA). See RSA 632-A:2, I (Supp. 2003). On appeal, the defendant argues that: (1) the trial court erred in granting the State’s motion to join the charges; (2) the State presented insufficient evidence to prove that the defendant had authority over the victim, which he used to coerce her to submit; and (3) the trial court erred when it denied his motion for a new trial without a hearing. We affirm.
*357The defendant was employed as the assistant…
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