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State v. Ayotte

Citations

  • 146 N.H. 544
  • 776 A.2d 715
  • 2001 N.H. LEXIS 107

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  • holding that testimony about prior fire was similar to charged offense and warranted mistrial
  • holding that testimony about prior fire was similar to charged offense and warranted mistrial
  • explaining that “[t]he prejudicial effects of the inadmissible evidence must be such that the trial court cannot unring a bell once it has been rung” (quotation omitted)
  • testimony in arson prosecution that defendant had reported a prior fire with insinuations in argument that defendant stated the prior fire was used to establish propensity and deemed extremely prejudicial
  • testimony in arson prosecution that defendant had reported a prior fire with insinuations in argument that defendant stated the prior fire was used to establish propensity and deemed extremely prejudicial

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Judges: Brock, Broderick, Dalianis, Nadeau

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