State v. Long
| Decision Date | 01 June 1939 |
| Citation | 6 A.2d 752 |
| Parties | STATE v. LONG. |
| Court | New Hampshire Supreme Court |
Exceptions from Superior Court, Belknap County; Young, Judge.
Howard Long was convicted of murder in the first degree and case was transferred to the Supreme Court which stayed execution and remanded case, 4 A.2d 865. To review a decision denying motion for new trial, defendant brings exceptions.
Exceptions overruled.
Bill of exceptions. After the foregoing opinion was filed the Presiding Justice heard the proffered evidence and then made the following findings and ruling: . The defendant "duly excepted to said decision" and his bill of exceptions was allowed by Young, J.
Thomas P. Cheney, Atty. Gen, and Harold E. Wescott, Co. Sol, of Laconia, for the State.
John S. Hurley, of Manchester, and William W. Keller, of Laconia, for defendant.
An examination of the record discloses abundant evidence on which the decision of the trial Court could reasonably be made. See State v. Wren, 77 N.H. 361, 367, 92 A. 170. The order must therefore be
Exceptions overruled.
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