State v. Smith

The defendant, Dawn Smith, was charged with reckless driving, death resulting, a class B felony, in violation of former RSA 262-A:61 (now RSA 265:79 (Supp. 1983)). She was sixteen years old and held a valid New Hampshire driver’s license at the time of the alleged offense.

RSA chapter 169-B (Supp. 1983) gives the district courts exclusive jurisdiction over any person under the age of eighteen who is charged with the commission of an offense which would be a felony or a misdemeanor if committed by an adult. RSA 169-B:l-:4 (Supp. 1983). If the alleged offense would be a felony if committed by an…