Rule 6. Probable Cause Hearing

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

(a) Circuit Court-District Division Probable Cause Hearing

(1) Jurisdiction. A probable cause hearing shall be scheduled in accordance with this rule in any case which is beyond the trial jurisdiction of the circuit court-district division and in which the defendant has not been indicted.

(2) Scheduling. If the defendant is in custody on the instant charge(s), the court shall hold a probable cause hearing within ten (10) days following the date of the arraignment. If the defendant is not in custody on the instant charge(s),the court shall hold the hearing within thirty (30) days following the date of the arraignment. If the circuit court receives verification [copy(ies) of indictment(s) with the corresponding circuit court case number and charge ID appearing on said docume

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