State v. Kelly

The defendant appeals his conviction for the unlawful sale of a controlled substance, cocaine, in violation of RSA 318-B:2 (Supp. 1979). The defendant seeks a new trial on the grounds that the Trial Court (Randall, J.): (1) made comments prejudicial to the defendant which demonstrated judicial bias; (2) erred in admitting the testimony of a State criminologist, which identified the substance sold by the defendant as cocaine, because such testimony was based on hearsay; and (3) erred in refusing to grant a new trial based on the existence of newly discovered evidence. We affirm the defendant’s…