STATE v. BECKMAN

No. 6503.

114 N.H. 18 (1974)

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. BETTY BECKMAN

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

January 31, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warren B. Rudman, attorney general, and Thomas D. Rath, assistant attorney general, by brief, for the State.

Alfred Catalfo, Jr., by brief, for the defendant.


PER CURIAM.

The defendant, Betty Beckman, was convicted by jury of the crime of arson (RSA 584:1) and sentenced to six months in the house of correction by Grant, J., who reserved and transferred her exceptions. The indictment alleged that defendant "did solicit, hire and procure" her ex-husband, Victor Welch, to set fire to and burn her mobile dwelling home in Seabrook. Victor became the state's chief witness.

Before, during and after the trial, the...

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