New Hampshire Statutes
§ 606:3 — Challenges; Defendant
New Hampshire § 606:3
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 606:3 (2026).
Text
Every person arraigned and put on trial for an offense may, in addition to challenges for cause or unless he stands wilfully mute, peremptorily challenge:
I. 20 jurors for capital murder.
II. 15 jurors for murder in the first degree.
III. 3 jurors in any other case.
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Legislative History
RS 225:5. CS 240:7. 1859, 2213:1. GS 243:8. GL 261:9. PS 254:9. 1919, 40:1. PL 368:11. RL 428:11. RSA 606:3. 1974, 34:5. 1993, 143:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.
Nearby Sections
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§ 606:1
Impanelling Jury§ 606:10
Appeals by the State§ 606:2
Oath of Jurors§ 606:3
Challenges; Defendant§ 606:4
Challenges; State§ 606:5
Custody of Jury§ 606:6
Rebutting Evidence§ 606:9
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Bluebook (online)
New Hampshire § 606:3, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/606%3A3.