State v. Kepple

Following a jury trial, the defendant, Francis Kepple, was convicted of two counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault, RSA 632-A:2,1(0, (j) (1996) (amended 2003), one count of criminal solicitation, RSA 629:2 (Supp. 2004), and one count of endangering the welfare of a child, RSÁ 639:3 (1996) (amended 2002,.2003). On appeal, he argues that the Superior Court (Hollman, J.) erroneously denied his motion to suppress .a tape recording of a conversation between him and the victim. We affirm.

The jury could hávé found the following facts. In July 2001, the defendant invited the fifteen-year-old…