State v. Taylor

The defendant was indicted on charges of aggravated felonious sexual assault for having engaged in “sexual penetration of [the prosecutrix] under circumstances involving . . . kidnapping . . . .” (RSA 632-A:2 V (Supp. 1979)) and of kidnapping (RSA 633:1), for having “knowingly confined [the prosecutrix] under his control with a purpose to terrorize her.” Trial by jury in the Superior Court (Randall, J.) resulted in a guilty verdict on the aggravated felonious sexual assault charge and an acquittal on the kidnapping charge, but the jury returned a verdict of guilty on the lesser included…