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EDWARD M. NICHOLS v. JOSEPH VITEK, WARDEN

1. A person indicted for murder may be convicted of manslaughter as a lesser included offense of murder without being specifically indicted for the offense of manslaughter.

PER CURIAM.

This petitioner for habeas corpus seeks his liberty on the ground that his conviction for manslaughter in the first degree as a lesser included offense of murder for which he was indicted violated his constitutional and statutory (RSA 601:1) right not to be tried and convicted of the offense of manslaughter without being specifically indicted therefor.

There is no question but that manslaughter is a lesser included offense of murder. The indictment for murder contains all the allegations essential to constitute a charge of manslaughter. State v. Butman, 42 N.H. 490 (1861); State v. Zelichowski, 52 N.J. 377, 245 A.2d 351 (1968).

Petition denied.

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NICHOLS v. VITEK
(Jun 28, 1974)