State v. Polk

Following a bench trial in Manchester District Court (Champagne, J.), the defendant, Jonathan M. Polk, was convicted of disobeying a police officer, a class A misdemeanor. See RSA 265:4, 1(c), IH(a) (2004). The defendant appealed the conviction to this court. Following oral argument before a 3JX panel, the case was submitted to the full court for decision. See SUP. CT. R. 12-D(2). We dismiss the appeal.

The defendant’s principal argument on appeal is that the trial court should have dismissed the charge because the complaint was defective. At oral argument, however, an issue arose concerning…