State v. Christina A. Hill

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Hampshire held that RSA 597:2 permits a trial court to set bail at an amount the defendant cannot afford when the court, by a preponderance of the evidence, finds the defendant to be a flight risk, and that the statute’s provisions prohibiting detention solely on financial condition and governing preventive detention do not bar such unaffordable bail. The Court based its decision on a plain‑meaning statutory interpretation and declined to address any constitutional challenges.