Beaudoin v. State

Kenison, C J.

The issue presented in this case concerns the scope of jurisdiction of the superior court under the Declaratory Judgment Act, RSA 491:22. The plaintiff has brought a petition for declaratory relief in the superior court to determine whether his conviction under RSA 70:2 V (5) for a contribution to a political candidate without the candidate’s knowledge and written consent, which resulted in a fine of one hundred dollars, fifty of which was suspended, estab lished proof of a wilful violation of the election laws of New Hampshire. Under N.H. Const, pt. I, art. 11 such proof would…