STATE v. SETTLE

No. 84-316

127 N.H. 756 (1986)

THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. JOHN A. SETTLE, JR.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

April 9, 1986


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen E. Merrill, attorney general (Tina Schneider, assistant attorney general, on the brief), by brief for the State.

Pizzimenti & Immen, of Concord (Dennis Pizzimenti on the brief), by brief for the defendant.


BATCHELDER, J.

The defendant appeals his misdemeanor conviction in Concord District Court (Robbins, J.) for willful concealment and shoplifting, RSA 644:17 (Supp. 1983). He contends that the court's continuance of his June 28, 1984 trial from the morning to the afternoon deprived him of effective assistance of counsel because defense counsel, who was assigned by the public defender's office to the case that same morning, had inadequate preparation time. We...

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