State v. Morrill

The defendant, Donald W. Morrill, appeals his conviction for aggravated felonious sexual assault, see RSA 632~A:2, III (1996), arguing that the Trial Court (Fauver, J.) erred by admitting hearsay evidence and by allowing the prosecutor to improperly comment upon his decision not to testify. We reverse and remand.

The jury could have found the following facts. In 1998, the defendant’s stepdaughter, N.N., reported to her biological father, L.N., that the defendant had sexually abused her. In late April 1998, L.N. reported N.N.’s disclosure to the authorities. The New Hampshire Division for…