State v. Bell

The questions for decision in this case are (1) whether the juvenile witness called by the defendant in fact asserted his privilege against self-incrimination and, if so, (2) whether the trial court’s ruling precluding further examination of this witness was proper. In October 1970 the defendant was convicted after trial by jury of the burglary of a house in Effingham, New Hampshire, on August 12, 1970. Upon the defendant’s exceptions to certain rulings of the superior court, the case was reserved and transferred to this court by the Presiding Justice, Grant, J.

The defendant was convicted on…