Legal Opinion
State v. Santos
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided January 13, 1967No. 5561PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDuncan, J.
The defendant was convicted as principal in a robbery committed in a Portsmouth store on December 14, 1965. See State v. Derosia, 94 N. H. 228; State v. Keegan, 106 N. H. 152. One of his chief contentions is that the evidence was insufficient to warrant a finding of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The evidence that he was present when the crime was committed is not questioned. The issue is whether it could be found beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant participated in the crime.
On the day in question the defendant and a companion named White entered the grocery store of Eli Borwick,…
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