State v. Amell

Memorandum Opinion

Thayer, J.

The defendant was convicted following a jury trial in Superior Court (McHugh, J.) for second degree assault on his infant son in violation of RSA 631:2, I. The defendant appeals on the ground that the evidence was insufficient to prove that he recklessly caused a fracture of his son’s leg. We affirm.

The following facts are contained in the record. On April 3, 1987, Jacqueline Couture gave birth to a son, Stephan Amell. At the time, Couture was living with the baby’s father, the defendant. Two weeks after the baby was born, Couture began to work a night shift at a…