Revision: Jan. 1, 2008, midnight
CHAPTER 200
SB 487 – FINAL VERSION
07May2008… 1331h
2008 SESSION
09/03
SENATE BILL 487
This bill clarifies the law regarding bail pending appeal.
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07May2008… 1331h
08-2829
09/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight
AN ACT clarifying the law regarding bail pending appeal.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
200:1 Bail and Recognizances; Release or Detention of Defendant Pending Sentence or Appeal. RSA 597:1-a, III is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
III.(a) The court shall order that a person found guilty of a felony and sentenced to a term of imprisonment and who has made a good faith representation that he or she shall file a timely appeal be detained, unless the person establishes and the court finds:
(1) By clear and convincing evidence, taking into consideration the nature of the crime and the length of the sentence imposed, that the person is not likely to fail to appear to answer the judgment following the conclusion of the appellate proceeding, or to pose a danger to himself or herself or to any other person or the community, or to intimidate witnesses, or otherwise to interfere with the administration of justice; and
(2) By a preponderance of the evidence that the appeal will not likely be frivolous or taken merely for delay.
(b) Upon making the findings specified in subparagraph (a), the court shall order the release of the person in accordance with the provisions of RSA 597:2.
200:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: June 11, 2008
Effective Date: June 11, 2008