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HB1394: relative to de novo appeals in certain criminal proceedings.
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- Rowe House ยท Hills 47
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HB 1394 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
17Mar2004... 0713h
2003 SESSION
03-2331
05/10
HOUSE BILL 1394
AN ACT relative to de novo appeals in certain criminal proceedings.
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill provides that the superior court shall have original jurisdiction over class A misdemeanor cases that fall within guidelines established by the attorney general.
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17Mar2004... 0713h
03-2331
05/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three
AN ACT relative to de novo appeals in certain criminal proceedings.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Jurisdiction and Procedure; Superior Court; Class A Misdemeanor Cases. Amend RSA 592-A:1 to read as follows:
592-A:1 Superior Court. The superior court has jurisdiction of all criminal cases and proceedings; but it may dismiss a prosecution originally begun therein which is within the jurisdiction of a district [or municipal] court, with the exception of class A misdemeanor cases brought in superior court by the attorney general or county attorneys pursuant to guidelines promulgated by the attorney general delineating the circumstances under which the attorney general and the county attorneys may initiate class A misdemeanor cases in superior court. The court may dismiss, without prejudice, any class A misdemeanor case not brought within the parameters established by the attorney general's guidelines, however this provision is not intended to create any right of a defendant to seek dismissal on that basis.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2005.