State Ex Rel. Fortin v. Harris

Complaint filed in the Portsmouth district court alleging that the defendant had threatened to kill complainant and her daughter. The complaint asked that the defendant be ordered to recognize with sureties to keep the peace toward all people of the state, and especially toward complainant and her family for a term not to exceed one year. The district court (Thomas E. Flynn, Jr.) transferred without ruling the question of whether this stated a proper complaint under RSA 608:1.

The applicable sections of the statute are as follows: 608:1 Complaint. Anyone fearing that another person may do…