State v. Wheeler

The defendant, William Wheeler, appeals his conviction for robbery, RSA 636:1, after a jury trial in the Superior Court (DiClerico, J.). The issue he raises concerns testimony the trial court admitted over the defendant’s objection. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

The facts are not in dispute. On April 22, 1986, Nancy Mitchell went to bed around 7:30 p.m. Her boyfriend, Jimmy, was entertaining guests at their apartment, and after a while, everyone including her boyfriend left. Around 9:30 that evening, James Bryson, whom Ms. Mitchell had never met, knocked at Ms. Mitchell’s door and…