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Supreme Court of New Hampshire· 6/29/1999

State v. Blair

Citations

  • 143 N.H. 669
  • 732 A.2d 448
  • 1999 N.H. LEXIS 57

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  • “requiring the defendant to prove insanity by clear and convincing evidence does not violate Part I, Article 15 of the New Hampshire Constitution”
  • upholding constitutionality of statute requiring defendant to prove insanity by clear and convincing evidence
  • counsel presented insanity defense to jury in case in which husband bludgeoned his wife and son with a hammer after experiencing a “trance” in which God revealed that he would be cast into the lake of fire if he refused to do so
  • counsel presented insanity defense to jury in case in which husband bludgeoned his wife and son with a hammer after experiencing a \trance\ in which God revealed that he would be cast into the lake of fire if he refused to do so
  • issues absent in notice of appeal are not preserved for appellate review
  • counsel presented insanity defense to jury in case in which husband bludgeoned his wife and son with a hammer after experiencing a “trance” in which God revealed that he would be cast into the lake of fire if he refused to do so

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Judges: Thayer

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