State v. Robidoux

The defendant, Benjamin Robidoux, appeals his conviction for first degree murder, RSA 630:1-a (1986 & Supp. 1994), based on a jury verdict in the Superior Court (McGuire, J.). The defendant argues that the trial court erred by: (1) failing to suppress his confession; (2) excluding a statement made by another individual confessing to the crime for which the defendant was charged; and (3) instructing the jury regarding the defendant’s refusal to provide a handwriting exemplar. We affirm.

The defendant was an inmate at the New Hampshire State Prison at the time of the murder. The victim was his…