Legal Opinion
State v. Bertrand
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided August 31, 1983No. 82-285PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDouglas, J.
The defendant appeals his conviction in Superior Court (Goode, J.) of arson, RSA 634:1, I and II. He challenges his conviction on a number of grounds, including the argument that he was denied due process and a fair trial when the trial judge failed, on his own initiative, to hold an evidentiary hearing during the trial on the defendant’s competency. We reverse and remand.
On the morning of June 27, 1981, a fire broke out in the apartment of the defendant, George Bertrand, on the fourth floor of an old wooden apartment building on Pine Street in Manchester. More than half the residents of the…
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