State v. Burke

The defendant, Robert Burke, appeals a decision by the Trial Court (Garfunkel, J.) denying his motion to dismiss the charge of criminal restraint. See RSA 633:2 (2007). We affirm.

The record reveals the following facts. On the morning of February 2, 2009, eighty-three-year-old Monna Greenstreet was home alone when she saw the defendant standing in the area between her kitchen and family room. He was holding a knife and demanded $75,000, which he claimed her *460husband had hidden in the house. Greenstreet told the defendant that her husband kept his money in the bank and not in the house.

The…