State v. Etzweiler

Supreme Court of New Hampshire

480 A.2d 870 (1984)

Relevant factsFree

Mark Etzweiler (defendant) knew his coworker Ralph Bailey (defendant) had been drinking but let him drive Etzweiler's car home from work anyway; Bailey crashed, killing two people. A grand jury charged Bailey with manslaughter and Etzweiler with negligent homicide, as well as with being an accomplice to Bailey's negligent homicide; Etzweiler moved to quash the accomplice indictment, and the trial court sent the legal question to the New Hampshire Supreme Court.

IssueFree

Whether an individual may be convicted as an accomplice to a negligent homicide committed by another person.

Holding & reasoning

The court resolved the question by applying the controlling rule to the facts and explaining precisely why the outcome followed. Its reasoning ties the doctrine to the record so you can reproduce the analysis on an exam.

Procedural history, concurrence & dissent

This section traces the case from the trial court through appeal and lays out how each opinion lands. Separate writings sharpen the majority's limits and flag the arguments most likely to resurface in class.

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