STATE v. COMTOIS

No. 82-151.

122 N.H. 1173 (1982)

THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. FREDDY E. COMTOIS

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

December 30, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory H. Smith, attorney general (Brian T. Tucker, assistant attorney general, on the brief and orally), for the State.

James E. Duggan, appellate defender, of Concord, by brief and orally, for the defendant.


PER CURIAM.

The issues presented in this first-degree murder case are whether the trial court committed reversible error by allowing the State to reopen its case without a showing of good cause, and whether the trial of the defendant in his absence after he escaped from custody violated his right to confront the evidence against him. We affirm the defendant's conviction.

The defendant, Freddy E. Comtois, was indicted for first-degree murder, RSA 630:1-a, for...

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