New Hampshire v. Rice

Defendant Kyree Rice appealed his convictions for one count of attempted murder, and two counts of first degree assault. He argued the superior court erred by not instructing the jury on the principle that the “act of producing or displaying a weapon shall constitute non-deadly force,” and in prohibiting cross-examination of the victim about the victim’s use of cocaine and marijuana on the night in question. Because the New Hampshire Supreme Court agreed the court erred in failing to give the requested jury instruction, it reversed and remanded. View "New Hampshire v. Rice" on Justia Law