State of New Hampshire v. Jeffrey Maxfield

Because I conclude that the trial court did not err by interpreting RSA 625:8, V (2007) to require an inquiry into the reasonableness of the delay in executing an arrest warrant, I respectfully dissent.

“The interpretation of a statute is a question of law, which we review de novo.” State v. Breest, 167 N.H. 210, 212 (2014) (quotation omitted). ‘When construing the meaning of a statute, we first examine the language found in the statute, and where possible, we ascribe the plain and ordinary meanings to words used.” State v. Warren, 147 N.H. 567, 568 (2002) *683(quotation omitted). “We interpret a…