{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-630-6","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 630:6","heading":"Place; Witnesses.","body":"The punishment of death shall be inflicted within the walls or yard of the state prison. The sheriff of the county in which the person was convicted, and 2 of his deputies, shall be present, unless prevented by unavoidable casualty. He shall request the presence of the attorney general or county attorney, clerk of the court and a surgeon, and may admit other reputable citizens not exceeding 12, the relations of the convict, his counsel and such priest or clergyman as he may desire, and no others.","path":["Title LXII: CRIMINAL CODE","Chapter 630: HOMICIDE"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LXII/630/630-6.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:27:56Z","sha256":"41f25dcdf8ca034ae97a6b4f2b95f0973cded13ff4b60822d1b042ec505adeb7","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-630-5","next":"us-nh/rsa-631-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}