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- ↑ "National Center for Health Statistics: Homicide Mortality by State". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. February 16, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- ↑ Bonnie, Richard J.; Coughlin, Anne M. (2004). Criminal Law (2nd ed.). Foundation Press. p. 860. ISBN 978-1-58778-720-1.
- ↑ "CHAPTER 630 HOMICIDE". www.gencourt.state.nh.us.
- ↑ "New Hampshire Statutes - Table of Contents". Gencourt.state.nh.us. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
- ↑ "New Hampshire Statutes, Sec. 630:4 Causing or Aiding Suicide". New Hampshire General Court. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- ↑ Cohen, Jonathan (2007). "The Student Guide To N.H. Criminal Law" (PDF). Franklin Pierce University. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
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