State v. Francoeur

After a jury trial in Superior Court (Mohl, J.), the defendant, Robert Francoeur, was convicted of first degree assault and second degree assault. See RSA 631:1 (1996); RSA 631:2 (1996). We reverse and remand.

*84The following facts were adduced at trial. On July 6, 1997, the Dover Fire and Rescue Department and the Dover Police Department responded to a call for medical aid at 557 Central Avenue. There they found the victim, Brenda Schock, with several lacerations on her left forearm. The defendant, Schock’s boyfriend, was also at the apartment. Both had been drinking.

From the outset, the cause…