Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 461-B:10

  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
All hearings shall be held separate from the trial of criminal cases and such hearings shall be held wherever possible in rooms not used for such trials. Only such persons as the parties, their witnesses and counsel and representatives of the agencies present to perform their official duties shall be admitted.