Legal Opinion

Kenneth H. Hart v. Warden, New Hampshire State Prison

Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Decided January 24, 2019No. 2017-0665PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDonovan, J.

*575 **712 The petitioner, Kenneth H. Hart, appeals an order of the Superior Court ( Abramson , J.) denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus alleging that he was incompetent to waive his right to counsel and represent himself at trial and on appeal following his convictions of multiple felonies in February 2000. We affirm.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

The record supports the following facts. In 1998, the petitioner was arrested and charged with two alternative counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault (AFSA), one count of witness tampering, and one count of resisting arrest.…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  4. Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. Maleng v. CookSupreme Court of the United States · 1989

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Kenneth Hart, Petitioner v. Warden, N.H. State Prison, RespondentDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 2020
  2. State v. SmithSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2025
  3. Hart v. NH State Prison, WardenDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 2020
  4. Hart v. NH State Prison, WardenDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 2019
  5. Scott Traudt v. Lebanon Police Department et alDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 2026

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