Legal Opinion

State v. Stayman

Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Decided April 5, 1994No. 92-322PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHorton, J.

The defendant, Susan Stayman, was convicted after a jury trial in Superior Court (Murphy, J.) on one count of second degree assault for beating her two-year-old daughter, Sarah. The defendant appeals her conviction arguing that the trial court erred in (1) finding that she had knowingly and intelligently waived her Miranda rights before giving a confession, and (2) admitting photographs of Sarah that showed injuries inflicted by both her and her boyfriend, Tim Gorham. We affirm.

On July 24,1991, the defendant left Sarah with Gorham while she did errands. While she was gone, Gorham became angry…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State v. SmartSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1993
  2. State v. HurlburtSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1991
  3. State v. BusheySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1982
  4. State v. JonesSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1984
  5. State v. BrooksSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1985

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Marcotte v. Timberlane/Hampstead School DistrictSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1999
  2. State v. SeymourSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1996
  3. Powell v. Catholic Medical CenterSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2000
  4. State v. PlchSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2003
  5. State v. PelkeySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2000

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