State v. Monroe

The defendant, Michael Monroe, appeals an order of the Superior Court (Hampsey, J.) denying his motion for a new trial brought pursuant to RSA 526:1 (1997). We affirm.

The defendant was convicted of second degree murder on November 20, 1995. On direct appeal, he argued that the trial court erred by admitting his audio taped confessions into evidence because they were involuntary. During trial, the jury listened to tapes of the defendant’s confessions and was also provided with transcripts of the tapes; the transcripts were never admitted into evidence. In its closing argument, the State urged…