STATE v. GOURLAY

No. 99-710.

148 N.H. 75 (2002)

THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. BURTON MICHAEL GOURLAY

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

Opinion Issued: July 22, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip T. McLaughlin, attorney general (Ann M. Rice, senior assistant attorney general, on the brief and orally), for the State.

Swope & Nicolosi, P.L.L.C., of Concord (Diane M. Nicolosi on the brief and orally), for the defendant.


BROCK, C.J.

The defendant, Burton Michael Gourlay, appeals his first degree murder conviction. RSA 630:1-a (1996). He argues that the Superior Court (McGuire, J.) erred by finding him competent to stand trial and by excluding his expert psychologist's testimony regarding his ability to formulate the requisite mens rea to commit the charged offense. We affirm.

The following facts are supported by the record. In June 1998, the defendant was charged...

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