STATE v. BLACKEY

No. 92-041.

137 N.H. 91 (1993)

THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. CAROLYN BLACKEY

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

April 16, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey R. Howard, attorney general (Amy Vorenberg, assistant attorney general, on the brief and orally), for the State.

Timothy M. Landry, assistant appellate defender, of Concord, by brief and orally, for the defendant.


JOHNSON, J.

The defendant, Carolyn Blackey, appeals her conviction of simple assault following a jury trial in the Superior Court (Temple, J.). The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in admitting "prior bad acts" evidence pursuant to New Hampshire Rule of Evidence 404(b). We hold the evidence inadmissible and therefore reverse.

The State accused Blackey of injuring a four-year-old girl who attended the day care center Blackey owned...

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