Bundy v. Wilson

BOWNES, Circuit Judge.

In these consolidated cases, convicted felony defendants, Edward Bundy, Jr., and Bryan Colpitt, challenge the constitutionality of New Hampshire’s appellate process for criminal defendants. Appellants contend that their due process rights were violated because the New Hampshire Supreme Court disposed of their appeals without granting them access to an adequate trial record and a meaningful opportunity to persuade the court that their appeals should be accepted.

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Appellant Bryan Colpitt was convicted of robbery following a two-day jury trial in Strafford County Superior…