Legal Opinion
State v. Smagula
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided August 29, 1977No. 7502, 7511 and 7683PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDouglas, J.
These appeals present the question whether RSA 169:21, which provides for the certification of cases involving certain juveniles to the superior court for trial, is unconstitutionally vague in that its lack of ascertainable standards deprives juvenile defendants of their rights to due process and equal protection guaranteed by the State and Federal Constitutions. For the reasons which follow below, we hold that RSA 169:21 as interpreted herein is constitutionally valid.
RSA 169:21 provides in relevant part:
Transfers to Superior Court. All cases ... in which the offense complained of…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Kent v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Breed v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Cox v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
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3Cited by30 opinions
- State v. HowardSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1981
- State v. WillisSupreme Court of Vermont · 1985
- State v. BenoitSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1985
- State v. HudsonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1981
- Roy v. PerrinSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1982
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