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HB246: relative to jury nullification.
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Sponsors
- Daniel Itse House · Rock 10
- J.R. Hoell House · Merr 23
- Paul Ingbretson House · Graf 15
- Richard Marple House · Merr 24
- Max Abramson House · Rock 20
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HB 246 – AS INTRODUCED
2015 SESSION
15-0218
09/05
HOUSE BILL 246
AN ACT relative to jury nullification.
ANALYSIS
This bill makes it an act of maladministration for a judge to deny or limit the right of the accused to inform the jury of its right to judge the facts and application of the law in relation to the facts in controversy.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
15-0218
09/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen
AN ACT relative to jury nullification.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Jury Trial; Rights of Accused. Amend RSA 519:23-a to read as follows:
519:23-a Right of Accused. In all criminal proceedings the court shall permit the defense to inform the jury of its right to judge the facts and the application of the law in relation to the facts in controversy. Denial of this right or limitation of this right to the Wentworth instruction, as described in State v. Wentworth, 118 N.H. 833 (1978), is an act of maladministration.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2016.