State v. Seth Mazzaglia

The defendant appeals his first degree murder convictions following a jury trial in Superior Court (Houran, J.). See RSA 630:1-a, 1(b)(1) (2016). On appeal, he argues that the trial court erred when it excluded evidence alleging that the victim had expressed to her prior partners an interest in bondage-related sexual activities. We affirm.

The relevant facts follow. A Strafford County grand jury indicted the defendant on seven charges relating to the victim’s October 2012 death. The State charged two alternative-theory counts of first degree murder, one alleging a purpose to kill and the other…