State v. Perkins

In this criminal case, the defendant, Nelson E. Perkins, was tried before a jury on a charge of aggravated felonious sexual assault, RSA 632-A:2 XI (Supp. 1979). The jury acquitted him of that charge but returned a guilty verdict on the lesser-included charge of sexual assault, RSA 632-A:4 (Supp. 1979), and the Trial Court (Cann, J.) deferred sentencing pending the defendant’s evaluation at the New Hampshire Hospital. RSA ch. 173-A. After the evaluation was completed, a sentencing hearing was held and the trial court found that the defendant was a dangerous sexual offender. RSA 173-A:2. The…