Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Petition of State of N.H.

April 12, 20242024 N.H. 18

Summary

The Supreme Court reversed the trial court’s dismissal of the juvenile delinquency petitions and remanded for an adjudicatory hearing, holding that the juvenile’s written waiver was an express and complete waiver of the statutory 30‑day hearing deadline. The Court emphasized that the waiver’s plain language controls and that the trial court’s finding of a limited waiver was erroneous.