{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-4-24","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 4:24","heading":"Respite.","body":"The governor, with the advice of the council, may respite from time to time, for stated periods, the execution of a sentence of death upon a convict while proceedings are pending that may result in a new trial, or if they regard further time necessary for a proper investigation and consideration of facts bearing upon a question of absolute or conditional pardon pending before them, or if it appears to their satisfaction that the convict has become insane, or, being a female, is quick with child, until they have had sufficient time and opportunity for such investigation and consideration or the cause is removed.","path":["Title I: THE STATE AND ITS GOVERNMENT","Chapter 4: POWERS OF THE GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL IN CERTAIN CASES","Pardons; Commutations; and Reprieves"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/I/4/4-24.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:02:31Z","sha256":"1cf9982bd6780605f1abe858e82613d42902766268a26e3428e5bb53507b06f6","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-4-23","next":"us-nh/rsa-4-25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}