STATE v. HEWITT

Nos. 7451, 7488, 7489, 7500.

116 N.H. 711 (1976)

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. DONALD HEWITT STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. LEONARD E. MILES STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. ALFRED BISSON STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. DOUGLAS R. DAIGLE

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

November 30, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David H. Souter, attorney general, and James L. Kruse, assistant attorney general, for the State.

Vincent J. Nardi II and Arthur E. Robbins (Mr. Nardi orally) for defendant Hewitt.

Maynard, Dunn & Phillips and Edmund J. Waters, Jr., (Mr. Waters orally) for defendant Miles.

Leslie R. Long, Jr., by brief and orally, for defendant Bisson.

McLane, Graf, Greene, Raulerson & Middleton and Stephen E. Borofsky (Mr. Borofsky orally) for defendant Daigle.


GRIFFITH, J.

The four defendants herein, inmates of the State prison, have been indicted for violations of RSA 642:7 II, which prohibits persons in official custody from "knowingly procur[ing], mak[ing] or possess[ing] anything which may facilitate escape." Defendant Hewitt was charged with possession of two jackknife blades. Defendant Miles allegedly possessed a knife-like instrument. Defendant Bisson was allegedly found with materials constituting the elements of...

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