New Hampshire § 516:7-a Victim/Witness Advocates as Witnesses

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 516:7-a — Victim/Witness Advocates as Witnesses

New Hampshire § 516:7-a

Title LIIIPROCEEDINGS IN COURT

Ch. 516WITNESSES

SubdivisionAttendance of Witnesses

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 516:7-a (2026).

Text

If a victim/witness advocate is called as a witness, a party opposing such action may move for an order requiring the party desiring to use such testimony to show cause why such victim/witness advocate's testimony is necessary. In no case shall a victim/witness advocate be sequestered unless the court finds and orders, based on the facts of the case, that failure to sequester would violate a defendant's rights.

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If a victim/witness advocate is called as a witness, a party opposing such action may move for an order requiring the party desiring to use such testimony to show cause why such victim/witness advocate's testimony is necessary. In no case shall a victim/witness advocate be sequestered unless the court finds and orders, based on the facts of the case, that failure to sequester would violate a defendant's rights.

Legislative History

1994, 394:4, eff. June 10, 1994.

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