STATE v. HALL

No. 2000-735.

148 N.H. 394 (2002)

THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. JAMES HALL

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

Opinion Issued: September 30, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip T. McLaughlin, attorney general (Jonathan V. Gallo, attorney, on the brief and orally), for the State.

Richard E. Samdperil, assistant appellate defender, of Concord, by brief and orally, for the defendant.


NADEAU, J.

The defendant, James Hall, appeals his conviction in Superior Court (Smith, J.) of second-degree murder. See RSA 630:1-b, I (a) (1996). We reverse and remand.

The record supports the following facts. The defendant and his mother lived together in Concord. During an argument on April 15, 1999, the defendant's mother repeatedly insulted him. Eventually, the defendant lunged at his mother, and strangled her until she died. He kept her...

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