Case Name: State of New Hampshire v. Donald Collins
Court: New Hampshire Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New Hampshire
Decision Date: 1977-03-31
Citations: 117 N.H. 198
Docket Number: No. 7379
Parties: State of New Hampshire v. Donald Collins
Judges: 
Reporter: New Hampshire Reports
Volume: 117
Pages: 198–199

Head Matter:
Hillsborough
No. 7379
State of New Hampshire v. Donald Collins
March 31, 1977
David H. Souter, attorney general, and Richard B. Michaud, by brief, for the state.
Donald Collins, by brief, pro se.

Opinion:
Memorandum Opinion
Indictment under RSA 637:7 for disposing of stolen property. Trial by jury, in which the defendant was represented by counsel, resulting in a verdict of guilty.
After the verdict, the defendant's motion to set it aside as "against the weight of the credible evidence and contrary to the law" and for a new trial, was denied. The defendant excepted. Transferred by Perkins, J.
The only question before us on the record is whether the court's denial of the motion should be sustained. An examination of the entire record, including the transcript, discloses that the evidence was ample to support the court's action. The jury could find beyond a reasonable doubt that the state proved every element of the crime as articulated by RSA 637:7. The fact that the evidence was circumstantial does not impair the verdict. State v. Keyser, 117 N.H. 45, 369 A.2d 224 (1977); State v. Palumbo, 113 N.H. 329, 306 A.2d 793 (1973).
The order is
Exception overruled.