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STATE v. BOOTON

No. 6863.

114 N.H. 750 (1974)

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. FRANCES BOOTON.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

November 29, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warren B. Rudman, attorney general, and Thomas D. Rath, assistant attorney general (Mr. Rath orally), for the State.

Barrett & MacNeill and Leppo & Paris and Robert J. Ciolek (of Massachusetts) (Mr. John T. Barrett and Mr. Ciolek orally) for the defendant.

KENISON, C.J.

Frances Booton was tried upon an indictment for murder in the second degree of her husband. Trial by jury with a view of the scene of the crime resulted in a verdict of guilty of the lesser-included offense of manslaughter in the first degree (Nichols v. Vitek, 114 N.H. 453, 321 A.2d 570 (1974)) and she was sentenced to a term of not more than twenty nor less than eight years imprisonment. RSA 585:8. In a prior...

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