Legal Opinion
State v. Akers
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided March 23, 1979No. 78-170PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGrimes, J.
The case before us presents anissueoffirstimpression. We are called upon to determine whether, under New Hampshire’s Constitution and Criminal Code, parents of minors can be held criminally responsible for their children’s offenses solely on the basis of their parental status. We hold that parents cannot be held criminally responsible vicariously for the offenses of the child. N.H. CONST, pt. I, art. 15; RSA 626:1 I.
The defendants are fathers whose minor sons were found guilty of driving snowmobiles in violation of RSA 269-C:6-a II (Supp. 1977) *162(operating on public way) and III (Supp. 1977)…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- State v. PartlowSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1977
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