New Hampshire Revised Statutes 599:1-a – Petition; Late Appeal
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 599:1-a
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- justice: when applied to a magistrate, shall mean a justice of a municipal court, or a justice of the peace having jurisdiction over the subject-matter. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:12
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- petition: when used in connection with the equity jurisdiction of the superior court, and referring to a document filed with the court, shall mean complaint, and "petitioner" shall mean plaintiff. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:51
A person sentenced for an offense by a district or municipal court who fails to appeal as provided in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 599:1 may petition said court to enter a late appeal. The petition shall be in writing and shall be made within 3 days from the date sentence is declared. The court shall grant such petition, provided that the person appealing shall appear in person or by his attorney at the next regular session of the court, or at such time and place as the justice of the court shall designate, to perfect his appeal by providing such bail as is determined proper by the court. All other requirements provided for in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 599:1 shall be in force.