STATE v. LEMIRE

No. 7117. No. 7118. No. 7119. No. 7120. No. 7121.

115 N.H. 526 (1975)

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. PAUL E. LEMIRE. SAME v. RANDALL D. THOMPSON. SAME v. LEON R. CHASSE. SAME v. LIONEL E. POLIQUIN. SAME v. STEVEN ACORN.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

September 30, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warren B. Rudman, attorney general, and Edward N. Damon, attorney (Mr. Damon orally), for the State.

Jean-Claude Sakellarios (of Massachusetts) and John F. Bielagus (both orally) for the defendant Lemire.

Ernest A. Jette, by brief and orally, for the defendant Thompson.

Kfoury & Williams (Mr. Joseph Williams orally) for the defendant Chasse.

Prolman & Holland (Mr. Francis G. Holland orally), for the defendant Poliquin, joins in brief for Lemire (No. 7117).

Kfoury & Williams and Alexandra T. Breed (Mr. Paul R. Kfoury orally) for defendant Acorn.


GRIMES, J.

Multiple procedural and substantive questions of criminal law have been transferred to us from the convictions of some or all of the defendants for the crimes of rape and unnatural acts. RSA 585:16 (Crime of Rape) (repealed by Laws 1973, ch. 370:9); RSA 579:9 (Lascivious Acts) (repealed by Laws 1973, ch. 532:26). Both statutes were respectively superseded by RSA 632:1 (1973) (Rape) and RSA 632:2 (1973) (Deviate Sexual Relations). For purpose of this transfer...

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