New Hampshire § 601-6 - Section 601:6 Charging Manner of Death.
Full text of New Hampshire New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 601-6 — Section 601:6 Charging Manner of Death., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 601-6. Section 601:6 Charging Manner of Death.
In indictments charging any degree of murder, including capital murder, it is not necessary to set forth the manner in which or the means by which the death of the deceased was caused, but it is sufficient in an indictment for murder to charge the culpable mental state applicable and, where appropriate, the particular circumstances set forth in RSA 630:1, I, RSA 630:1-a, I, or RSA 630:1-b, I, constituting an element of the offense charged, and in an indictment for manslaughter to charge the culpable mental state applicable and, where appropriate, the particular circumstances set forth in RSA 630:2 constituting an element of the offense charged.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 601-6 ("Section 601:6 Charging Manner of Death.") is part of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Hampshire. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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