STATE v. LAPLANTE

No. 7436.

117 N.H. 417 (1977)

THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. CLYDE A. LAPLANTE.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

May 31, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David H. Souter, attorney general, and Edward A. Haffer, assistant attorney general (Mr. Haffer orally), for the state.

Kfoury & Williams, of Manchester (Joseph Williams orally), for the defendant.


DOUGLAS, J.

The question presented herein is whether a criminal defendant charged with attempted murder, who requests a jury instruction on the "lesser included" offense of attempted manslaughter and is found guilty of that offense, may then appeal his conviction on the grounds that the crime of attempted manslaughter does not exist. The Superior Court (Loughlin, J.) denied the defendant's motion to set aside the verdict and for release, and transferred his...

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