by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, New Hampshire
(a)Circuit Court-District Division . (1)Violations. A plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a violation may be accepted by the court without formal hearing unless the violation carries a statutorily enhanced penalty upon a subsequent conviction subjecting the defendant...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, New Hampshire
(a)Arrest on a Charge Originating in Superior Court. Any person who is arrested on a warrant issued pursuant to an indictment or complaint and who is not released on bail set by a bail commissioner shall be taken before the superior court without unnecessary delay...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, New Hampshire
An offense that is punishable by a term of imprisonment exceeding one year may be prosecuted by a complaint with a waiver of indictment. Waiver of indictment is not permitted for offenses punishable by death. If the charge proceeds by a waiver of indictment, the...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, New Hampshire
(a)Summoning Grand Juries. The superior court shall order a grand jury to be summoned and convened at such time and for such duration as the public interest requires, in the manner prescribed by law. The grand jury shall consist of no fewer than twelve nor more than...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, New Hampshire
(a)Superior Court Complaint. The initiating charging document filed in superior court for felonies and misdemeanors over which the superior court has jurisdiction. (b)Indictment. Felonies and misdemeanors punishable by a term of imprisonment exceeding one year shall...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, New Hampshire
(a) Circuit Court-District Division Probable Cause Hearing (1)Jurisdiction. A probable cause hearing shall be scheduled in accordance with this rule in any case which is beyond the trial jurisdiction of the circuit court-district division and in which the defendant...
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