State v. Dunton

The defendant was charged in the Jaffrey District Court under RSA 262-A:29 for failure to yield the right of way. He moved to dismiss on the grounds of double jeopardy and the case was transferred under RSA 502-A: 17-a by Hampsey, Jr., District Judge.

It appears that prior to the present proceeding, which was initiated on May 17, 1968, a previous complaint had been brought on March 22 of the same year under RSA 262-A:50. In that instance, the defendant moved to dismiss upon the grounds that the complaint “did not state a crime.” No evi*43dence was introduced; the court merely listened to…