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State v. Jones

Citations

  • 125 N.H. 490
  • 484 A.2d 1070
  • 1984 N.H. LEXIS 409

How courts have described this case

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  • finding that a judge’s instruction probably had the effect of superseding the exercise of the jurors’ own judgment contrary to Part I, Article 15 of the New Hampshire.Constitution
  • noting that Miranda “states no requirement to warn about the specific charges that prompt the questioning”
  • distinguishing “the perspective of lawyers from that of jurors” in the context of jury instructions
  • court’s response created realistic danger that jury misled by mistaking answer to legal question for definitive answer to factual issue
  • whether defendant did not sign confession because it was untrue was factual issue for jury to decide

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Judges: Softer

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