State v. Hammell

The defendant was indicted on a Class A felony charge of receiving stolen property, RSA 637:7, II, :11, I, and was convicted by a jury in the Superior Court {Bean, J.) of a Class B felony, RSA 637:7, :11, I. He appeals his conviction on the ground that the trial court should not have admitted evidence of the value of the stolen car after repairs had been made. We affirm.

On July 2, 1985, Andrew Hall reported to work at 7:00 a.m. and parked his car, with the keys in it, on Court Street in Concord. He noticed at approximately 9:30 a.m. that the car was missing, and reported that fact to the…