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BRODERICK, C.J. After a jury trial in Superior Court (Hicks, J.), the defendant, William Joseph Sullivan, Jr., was convicted of first degree murder, see RSA 630:1-a (2007), and conspiracy to commit murder, see id.; RSA 629:3 (2007). He appeals his convictions, arguing that the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress evidence of self-incriminating statements he made to members of the Nashua Police Department, and by dismissing and replacing a member of his jury after the commencement of deliberations. We reverse and remand.

The parties to this action appeared for jury selection on January 10, 2005, with the case scheduled to commence trial on January 18, 2005. The action was dismissed by the trial judge, McGuire, J., at the conclusion of the plaintiffs’ case. Defendants were prepared to unconditionally waive their right to attorney-conducted voir dire pursuant to RSA 500-A:12-a. Plaintiffs were prepared to conditionally waive this right if, and only if, the court asked all of the voir dire questions submitted by plaintiffs. Many of the questions were not of the type the court would ask as they sounded like the court was suggesting a result to the venire.