Supreme Court of New Hampshire

State of New Hampshire v. Daswan Jette

December 14, 2021

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Hampshire affirmed Daswan Jette’s reckless manslaughter conviction, holding that the trial court properly excluded evidence of the victim’s prior drug sale under Rule 403 and correctly withheld certain forensic records as work product and non‑discoverable under Rule 12(b)(5). The Court found the excluded evidence minimally probative and substantially prejudicial, and concluded the undisclosed materials were not material or exculpatory.