Rule 51. Furnishing Information Regarding Competency and Sanity Evaluations

Category: NH Rules of Criminal Procedure Section: SCOPE, INTERPRETATION, ADOPTION AND EFFECTIVE DATE

(a) Information from the State. Within ten days after an order under RSA 135:17 for a competency or sanity evaluation of a defendant in a criminal proceeding, the State shall furnish a brief written statement of the factual background to the personnel performing the evaluation. The State shall also furnish a copy of the defendant’s criminal record as soon as reasonably possible.

(b) Information from the Defense. The defense may provide a brief written statement of the factual background to the personnel performing the evaluation.

(c) The parties may submit additional information to the personnel conducting the evaluation but are not required to do so in the absence of an order from the court.

(d) After a hearing, for good cause shown, and if not otherwise prohibited

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