Legal Opinion
State v. Rollins
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided August 19, 1987No. 86-393PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSouter, J.
The complainant in four privately instituted criminal actions, Joseph S. Haas, Jr., argues that the doctrine of absolute prosecutorial immunity should bar enforcement of an order entered against him by the Plymouth District Court {Kelly, J.), requiring him to pay attorney’s fees to the successful defendants. We affirm.
The common law of this State does not preclude the institution and prosecution of certain criminal complaints by private citizens, see, e.g., State v. Knowlton, 102 N.H. 221, 152 A.2d 624 (1959); Waldron v. Tuttle, 4 N.H. 149 (1827), although any such prosecution is subject to…
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