State v. Holt

The defendant, Michael Holt, was convicted in Superior Court (Dickson, J.) under RSA 159:3 (Supp. 1983), which prohibits ownership or possession of “a pistol, revolver, or any other firearm . . .” by a convicted felon. Having raised the defense of justification at trial, the defendant argues on appeal that his conviction should be reversed due to the insufficiency of the State’s evidence to prove that his use and possession of a revolver was not justified under RSA 627:4, 11(d) (Supp. 1983). See RSA 625:11 (absence of justification is an element of the offense). We disagree, and therefore…