STATE v. LAFOREST

No. 94-176.

140 N.H. 286 (1995)

THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. JOHN LAFOREST

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

October 6, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey R. Howard, attorney general (John C. Kissinger, Jr., assistant attorney general, on the brief and orally), for the State.

McLaughlin, Hemeon & Lahey, PA., of Laconia (Matthew J. Lahey on the brief and orally), for the defendant.


BROCK, C.J.

The defendant, John Laforest, pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault. RSA 632-A:2 (1986). He now appeals the Superior Court (Fauver, J.) denial of his motion to withdraw his guilty pleas and to vacate his convictions, arguing that his pleas were not knowingly and voluntarily made and that he was rendered ineffective assistance of counsel prior to making his pleas. We affirm.

In March 1991, the defendant was arrested...

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