BELL v. STATE SUPER. CT. REVIEW DIV.

Nos. 7646, 7663.

117 N.H. 474 (1977)

ROBERT LEE BELL v. THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SUPERIOR COURT SENTENCE REVIEW DIVISION. DANIEL WILLIAMS v. THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SUPERIOR COURT SENTENCE REVIEW DIVISION.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

May 31, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry B. Pletcher, of Manchester, by brief and orally, for Robert Bell and Daniel Williams.

David H. Souter, attorney general, and Robert V. Johnson II, assistant attorney general (Mr. Johnson orally), for the Sentence Review Division.


GRIMES, J.

The issues in these petitions for certiorari are whether the superior court sentence review division (RSA 651:57-61 (Supp. 1975)) may constitutionally increase a petitioner's sentence and, if so, may sentences be increased without a statement of reasons therefor.

Plaintiff Bell was found guilty after a jury trial of the class A felony of escape with force. RSA 642:6 III (Supp. 1975), I, II. He was sentenced by King, J., to not less than four...

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