Legal Opinion
Martineau v. Perrin
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided July 11, 1979No. 78-240. No. 79-020. No. 79-007PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Per curiam
The plaintiffs, in their habeas corpus petitions, seek to set aside murder convictions on the grounds that the reasonable doubt instructions given to the juries were unconstitutional. We deny the petitions because the plaintiffs did not comply with the longstanding New Hampshire procedural requirement that objections and exceptions be taken at trial to preserve issues for subsequent appeal and post-conviction relief.
On March 22, 1973, plaintiff Breest was convicted of first-degree murder after a jury trial. On appeal to this court, he raised at least eight legal arguments that were answered…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- United States v. John FlanneryCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1971
- United States ex rel. Lawrence v. WoodsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
- Richard Dunn v. Everett I. Perrin, Jr., Laurence Black v. Edward CoxCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Roy v. PerrinSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1982
- State v. DonovanSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1980
- Avery v. CunninghamSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1988
- Robert Breest v. Everett I. Perrin, Jr., Warden, New Hampshire State Prison, Frederick J. Martineau v. Richard T. McCarthy Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
- State v. PrestonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1981
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