STATE v. STAPLES

No. 80-377.

121 N.H. 959 (1981)

THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. JOHN F. STAPLES

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

November 16, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory H. Smith, attorney general (Paul W. Hodes, assistant attorney general, on the brief and orally), for the State.

Dennis Pizzimenti, of Concord, by brief and orally, for the defendant.


DOUGLAS, J.

The issue in this case is whether the Trial Court (Johnson, J.) erred in refusing to grant the defendant's motion for a new trial on the ground of ineffective assistance of counsel. We find that the trial court erred and, therefore, reverse.

The defendant, represented by Attorneys Thomas Cote and Earl Gage, was convicted of aggravated felonious sexual assault after a jury trial in Grafton County Superior Court on May 4, 1977. His conviction...

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