STATE v. BENOIT

No. 83-027.

126 N.H. 6 (1985)

THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. PHILIP J. BENOIT

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

February 6, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory H. Smith, attorney general (Andrew L. Isaac, assistant attorney general, on the brief and orally), for the State.

Joanne S. Green, assistant appellate defender, of Concord, by brief and orally, for the defendant.


DOUGLAS, J.

The principal question raised in this appeal is whether the superior court erred in its determination that the fifteen-year-old defendant, Philip Benoit, had voluntarily, knowingly and intelligently waived his privilege against self-incrimination before making an incriminating statement to the police. In addition, we are asked to determine whether the superior court erred in ruling that defense counsel's questioning...

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