New Hampshire Mock Trial Rules

Northeast

NH · Capital: Concord

Evidence Rules

New Hampshire Rules of Evidence

Citation: N.H. R. Evid. [rule number]

New Hampshire Rule 404(b) requires pretrial notice before admitting other acts evidence, with stricter requirements than FRE
Rule 702 follows the Daubert standard but with enhanced reliability requirements under State v. Cressey
NH has a broader spousal privilege under Rule 504 than the federal marital communications privilege
Excited utterance exception under Rule 803(2) requires closer temporal proximity than the FRE

Rule	Description
N.H. R. Evid. 404(b)	Other acts evidence requires advance written notice to opposing party and specific finding of relevance beyond propensity
N.H. R. Evid. 702	Expert testimony governed by Daubert with additional Cressey reliability requirements specific to New Hampshire
N.H. R. Evid. 803(8)	Public records exception interpreted more narrowly than FRE 803(8), excluding certain law enforcement reports in criminal cases

Civil Procedure

New Hampshire Superior Court Civil Rules

Criminal Procedure

New Hampshire Rules of Criminal Procedure

New Hampshire uses a structured dispositional conference system for early case resolution
The state has no intermediate appellate court, with appeals going directly to the NH Supreme Court
Mandatory mediation is required in most civil cases before trial scheduling

Civil Jury Size

Criminal Jury Size

Yes

Unanimity Required

Civil juries of 6 require unanimous agreement for a valid verdict
Criminal juries must be unanimous for all felony convictions
Jury trials are available in Superior Court; District Court matters may be tried to the bench

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