Opinion
No. 6340
Decided December 28, 1973
1. The supreme court held that the indictment was sufficient, that the evidence supported the jury verdict of defendant's guilt of committing unnatural and lascivious acts with another, and that the statute (RSA 579:9) prohibiting such acts was valid.
Warren B. Rudman, attorney general, and David W. Hess, assistant attorney general, by brief, for the State.
William P. Shea, by brief, for the defendant.
Memorandum Opinion
After a trial by jury defendant was found guilty of committing unnatural and lascivious acts with a 16-year-old boy in violation of RSA 579:9 and the defendant's exceptions thereto were reserved and transferred by Grant, J. The indictment was sufficient, the evidence supported the verdict and the statute (RSA 579:9) is valid. State v. Small, 112 N.H. 154, 290 A.2d 633 (1972); Connor v. Arkansas, 42 U.S.L.W. 3261 (U.S. Nov. 5, 1973); Wainwright v. Stone, 42 U.S.L.W. 3267 (U.S. Nov. 5, 1973). Accordingly, the order is
Defendant's exceptions overruled.