NH · constitutions
N.H. Const. pt. I, art. 16
Former Jeopardy; Jury Trial in Capital Cases
No subject shall be liable to be tried, after an acquittal, for the same crime or offense. Nor shall the Legislature make any law that shall subject any person to a capital punishment, (excepting for the government of the army and navy, and the militia in actual service) without trial by jury.
History
June 2, 1784
Provenance
- Source
- www.nh.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-29
- Edition
- 2026-09-29
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