STATE v. HAST

No. 89-510.

133 N.H. 747 (1990)

THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. GEORGE HAST.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

December 28, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Arnold, attorney general (Tina L. Nadeau, attorney, on the brief), by brief for the State.

Rogers J. Lang, of Manchester, by brief for the defendant.


HORTON, J.

The defendant, George Hast, appeals his conviction for simple assault, see RSA 631:2-a, arguing that the Superior Court (Barry, J.) erred in denying his request for jury instructions on the issues of defense of another, self-defense and defense of premises. We reverse.

To measure the propriety of the court's denial, we search the record for evidence supporting the defendant's requests. The record shows that on December 24, 1988, the...

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