State ex rel. Patten v. Mitton

The issue to be decided is whether the proceeds from the forfeiture of a bond posted as bail in the district court by a defendant in a bastardy proceeding can be ordered paid to the complainant to be applied toward her expenses of confinement and for the support of the child.

On May 15, 1969, the plaintiff filed a bastardy complaint against the defendant under the provisions of RSA ch. 168. He was arrested and released on surety bail of $500 to appear in the district court for a determination of whether there was probable cause to order him to further answer the complaint in the superior…