Legal Opinion

State v. Little

Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Decided September 16, 1981No. 80-269PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBrock, J.

In this criminal case the defendant appeals his conviction on two counts of sale of a controlled drug, RSA 318-A:2, after a trial by jury in the Cheshire County Superior Court (Contas, J.). At trial, the defendant did not contest the fact that he had sold marijuana to an undercover agent of the State police, but he did raise the affirmative defense of entrapment, RSA 626:5.

On appeal, the defendant, through new counsel, raises numerous issues. He claims that the trial court erred in allowing the State to produce rebuttal testimony tending to show the defendant’s predisposition to commit the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. United States v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Sorrells v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  5. People v. BarrazaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. England v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  2. State v. HagemanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1982
  3. State v. ZyskSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1983
  4. State v. AddisonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2013
  5. State v. PerronSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1982

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