State v. Beede

The defendant was convicted of second-degree murder, RSA 630:l-b(I)(a), on December 15, 1978. The case comes to this court on issues of suppression of evidence of the victim’s body and other evidence, and impeachment of the defendant’s credibility by evidence of prior convictions. We hold that the trial court correctly refused to suppress the physical and testimonial evidence complained of, and properly ruled that a defendant who chooses to take the witness stand may, within the bounds of judicial discretion, be cross-examined as to prior valid convictions bearing upon his credibility.

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