New Hampshire Statutes
§ 606:4 — Challenges; State
New Hampshire § 606:4
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 606:4 (2026).
Text
The state shall be entitled to the following number of peremptory challenges, in addition to challenges for cause, in the following cases:
I.Upon the trial for capital murder, 10 challenges.
II.Upon the trial for murder in the first degree, 15 challenges.
III.Upon the trial for any other case, 3 challenges.
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Legislative History
GS 243:9. 1877, 6:1. GL 261:10. 1879, 57:31. PS 254:10. 1919, 40:1. PL 368:12. RL 428:12. RSA 606:4. 1974, 34:6. 1979, 283:1. 1993, 143:2, 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 § 606:4, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/606%3A4.