State v. Ferguson

Three days after his thirty-first birthday, the defendant, Todd A. Ferguson, was indicted for aggravated felonious sexual assault, see RSA 632-A:2, 1(1) (1996), a crime he allegedly committed when he was seventeen years old. He moved to dismiss for lack of superior court jurisdiction, citing the district court’s exclusive original jurisdiction over delinquency proceedings. See RSA 169-B:3 (1994). He argued that because of his age at the time of the alleged offense, he is an alleged delinquent. See RSA 169-B:2, IV (1994) (amended 1995). Accordingly, he contended, the State may proceed against…