State v. Dow

The defendant, Frank Dow, appeals his second degree murder conviction, arguing that the evidence at trial was insufficient to establish circumstances manifesting an extreme indifference to the value of human life and also that the phrase “extreme indifference to the value of human life” is unconstitutionally vague. We affirm.

The defendant was indicted for second degree murder, RSA 630:l-b, 1(b). The indictment alleged that the defendant “did recklessly cause the death of Kathy Delong Tetu by asphyxiation under circumstances manifesting an extreme indifference to the value of human life in…