Legal Opinion
State v. Whittaker
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided June 7, 1994No. 92-443PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBatchelder, J.
The defendant, Otis F. Whittaker, Jr., was convicted of two counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault and one count of possession of cocaine, following a jury trial in Superior Court (Dalianis, J.). He appeals only his sexual assault convictions, arguing that the trial court erred in allowing the State, pursuant to New Hampshire Rule of Evidence 404(b), to introduce evidence of a prior sexual assault committed by the defendant. We reverse and remand.
The charges against the defendant stemmed from an incident in Merrimack in March 1991. The victim, Heather D., who had known the defendant…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Lovely v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1948
- State v. SaltarelliWashington Supreme Court · 1982
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. Robert PinneyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- Ali v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- United States v. Olgivie O'Brien WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- State v. BassettSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1995
- State v. MelcherSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1996
- State v. McGlewSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1995
- State v. KirschSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1995
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