STATE v. SEARLES

No. 94-745.

141 N.H. 224 (1996)

THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. BRUCE SEARLES

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

July 24, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey R. Howard, attorney general (Cynthia L. White, assistant attorney general, on the brief and orally), for the State.

Joachim Barth, assistant appellate defender, of Concord, by brief and orally, for the defendant.


BRODERICK, J.

The defendant, Bruce Searles, was convicted of two counts of second degree assault. See RSA 631:2 (Supp. 1995). On appeal, he argues that the Superior Court (Mohl, J.) erred in allowing the prosecution to introduce expert testimony concerning domestic violence syndrome. We affirm.

At trial, the State presented evidence of the following facts. Shereen Searles lived in Rochester, with the defendant and their three children, Christina...

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