Legal Opinion

State v. Bonalumi

Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Decided December 5, 1985No. 85-001PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBrock, J.

The defendant appeals his conviction for driving while intoxicated, subsequent offense, RSA 265:82. The only issue in this appeal is whether testimony by a police officer as to statements made to him by the defendant’s wife was properly admitted into evidence under an exception to the hearsay rule. We hold that the Trial Court (Johnson, J.) did not err in admitting the testimony.

On the evening of March 17, 1984, the defendant, William A. Bonalumi, and a passenger drove to the home of a friend. While en route, the defendant hit a snowbank and, unable to steer the car back onto the road,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. State v. HudsonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1981
  2. State v. PlummerSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1977
  3. Dorr v. Atlantic Shore Line RailwaySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1911
  4. State v. MartineauSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1974
  5. Bullard v. McCarthySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1937

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. SantiagoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
  2. State v. EvansSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2003
  3. State v. WoodsSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1988
  4. State v. Samuel PennockSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2015
  5. State v. StetsonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1992

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