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STATE v. FARWELL

No. 4653.

102 N.H. 3 (1959)

STATE v. BENTLEY FARWELL.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

Decided February 27, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis C. Wyman, Attorney General, John J. Zimmerman, Assistant Attorney General, and Conrad Danais, county attorney, for the State.

Leonard G. Velishka for the defendant.

BLANDIN, J.

It is too well settled here to require extended citation that the test to determine the sufficiency of a complaint or indictment is to inquire whether it "informs the defendant `of the nature and cause of the accusation with sufficient definiteness' so that he can prepare for trial." State v. Rousten, 84 N.H. 140, 143.

It is not essential to the validity of a complaint or indictment that it could possibly be made more comprehensive...

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