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· 12/5/1895

Maltais v. Foss

Citations

  • 44 A. 599
  • 68 N.H. 404

How courts have described this case

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  • stating that the court rule requiring tender of instruction or objection to a tendered instruction required supersedes case law that formerly required giving lesser included instructions
  • stating that the court rule requiring tender of instruction or objection to a tendered instruction required supersedes case law that formerly required giving lesser included instructions
  • defendant acquiesced in the trial court’s instructions and could not claim initially on appeal that such instructions were improper
  • fundamental error must go to the foundation of the defendant’s case or take from the defendant' a right which was essential to his defense
  • fundamental error must go to the foundation of the defendant's case or take from the defendant a right which was essential to his defense
  • acquiescence to instructions by failure to object to those given or to tender others

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Judges: Clark, Parsons

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