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RSA 599:1 · Appeals

Title
LIX: PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES
Chapter
599 · APPEALS FROM CONVICTIONS IN CIRCUIT COURT
Status
current
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599:1 Appeals. – Except as provided in RSA 632-A:9-a, a person convicted by a circuit court of a class A misdemeanor, at the time the sentence is declared, may appeal therefrom to obtain a de novo jury trial in the superior court, which shall hear the appeal. The appeal shall be entered by the defendant at the next return day unless for good cause shown the time is extended by the superior court. If, after a jury trial in the superior court, the defendant is found guilty, the superior court shall sentence the defendant, and the defendant may appeal questions of law arising therefrom to the supreme court. In the event the defendant waives the right to jury trial after the case has been appealed, the superior court shall forthwith remand the case to the circuit court for imposition of the sentence originally imposed by the circuit court, and the defendant may appeal questions of law arising therefrom to the supreme court. In all misdemeanor cases which are appealed to superior court, it shall be the duty of the superior court to transmit to the justice of the circuit court, within 10 days after the case is finally disposed of, a certificate showing the final disposition of the case. Source. RS 222:2. CS 237:2. 1860, 239:3. GS 240:2. GL 258:2. PS 252:2. PL 366:2. 1927, 10:1. 1937, 49:1. RL 425:2. 1947, 121:14. 1951, 163:13. RSA 599:1. 1957, 244:38. 1965, 86:1. 1983, 382:6. 1988, 19:3. 1992, 269:6. 1995, 277:20, eff. Aug. 19, 1995. 2006, 64:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2007. 2011, 88:28, eff. July 1, 2011. 2015, 249:12, eff. Jan. 1, 2016, July 1, 2016 and Oct. 1, 2017. 2025, 182:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

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Source. RS 222:2. CS 237:2. 1860, 239:3. GS 240:2. GL 258:2. PS 252:2. PL 366:2. 1927, 10:1. 1937, 49:1. RL 425:2. 1947, 121:14. 1951, 163:13. RSA 599:1. 1957, 244:38. 1965, 86:1. 1983, 382:6. 1988, 19:3. 1992, 269:6. 1995, 277:20, eff. Aug. 19, 1995. 2006, 64:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2007. 2011, 88:28, eff. July 1, 2011. 2015, 249:12, eff. Jan. 1, 2016, July 1, 2016 and Oct. 1, 2017. 2025, 182:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

Source history

  • 1860, 239:3. GS 240:2. GL 258:2. PS 252:2. PL 366:2
  • 1927, 10:1
  • 1937, 49:1. RL 425:2
  • 1947, 121:14
  • 1951, 163:13. RSA 599:1
  • 1957, 244:38
  • 1965, 86:1
  • 1983, 382:6
  • 1988, 19:3
  • 1992, 269:6
  • 1995, 277:20, eff. Aug. 19, 1995
  • 2006, 64:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2007
  • 2011, 88:28, eff. July 1, 2011
  • 2015, 249:12, eff. Jan. 1, 2016, July 1, 2016 and Oct. 1, 2017
  • 2025, 182:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2026
  • RS 222:2. CS 237:2

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  • 2026 HB1547 amend · effective 2027-01-01

    for a class A misdemeanor after trial or after proceedings pursuant to Rule of Criminal Procedure 21(a) may appeal therefrom to the superior court for a jury trial as provided in RSA 599, except as provided in RSA 631:2-c, 632-A:9-a, and 633:3-a, IX. 5 Appeals from Convictions in Circuit Court. Amend RSA 599:1 to read as follows: 599:1 Appeals. – Except as provided in RSA 631:2-c, 632-A:9-a, and 63

  • 2026 HB1547 amend · effective 2027-01-01

    to the superior court for a jury trial as provided in RSA 599, except as provided in RSA 631:2-c, 632-A:9-a, and 633:3-a, IX. 5 Appeals from Convictions in Circuit Court. Amend RSA 599:1 to read as follows: 599:1 Appeals. – Except as provided in RSA 631:2-c, 632-A:9-a, and 633:3-a, IX a person convicted by a circuit court of a class A misdemeanor, at the time the sentence is declared, may appeal there

  • 2026 HB1547-FN amend · effective 2027-01-01

    to the superior court for a jury trial as provided in RSA 599, except as provided in RSA 631:2-c, 632-A:9-a, and 633:3-a, IX. 5 Appeals from Convictions in Circuit Court. Amend RSA 599:1 to read as follows: 599:1 Appeals. – Except as provided in RSA 631:2-c, 632-A:9-a, and 633:3-a, IX a person convicted by a circuit court of a class A misdemeanor, at the time the sentence is declared, may appeal there

  • 2026 HB1547-FN amend · effective 2027-01-01

    for a class A misdemeanor after trial or after proceedings pursuant to Rule of Criminal Procedure 21(a) may appeal therefrom to the superior court for a jury trial as provided in RSA 599, except as provided in RSA 631:2-c, 632-A:9-a, and 633:3-a, IX. 5 Appeals from Convictions in Circuit Court. Amend RSA 599:1 to read as follows: 599:1 Appeals. – Except as provided in RSA 631:2-c, 632-A:9-a, and 63

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