DWI Marijuana: Prosecutor Wonders if He Convicted Innocent Man

September 9th, 2014
This year, I have been collecting candidates for the “Worst Lawyer Soundbite of 2014” Award. We have a new nominee! The ABA Journal online reports that some prosecutors, forensic scientists who work for the prosecution, and police officer… Read More

New Hampshire Holds No Mandatory Life Sentences for Juvenile Offenders

August 31st, 2014
On Friday, in a major victory for the movement to seek justice for juvenile offenders, the New Hampshire Supreme Court held that the State cannot enforce a law that requires a mandatory life-without-parole sentence for juvenile offenders under the ag… Read More

Protecting our Right to Privacy: Attorneys make use of both the Federal and New Hampshire’s Constitution

August 13th, 2014
Which protects us more – the New Hampshire Constitution, or the Federal Constitution? Both Constitutions go back to the founding days of our nation. The NH Constitution came first, ratified in 1784. The Bill of Rights to the United States Const… Read More

Win on Appeal for Lothstein Guerriero!

July 8th, 2014
Today, the New Hampshire Supreme Court reversed convictions for Possession of Controlled Drugs with Intent to Distribute, and Manufacturing Marijuana. State v. Stephen Socci, No. 2013-182 (N.H. July 8, 2014). This is the first appellate win for the f… Read More

DEA: The Next "Revolving Door"

May 24th, 2014
I have been posting entries under the category “War on Drugs Winds Down” for many months, but this entry takes the cake: the ABA Online reports that former Drug Enforcement Administration drug warrior Patrick Moen – who made his car… Read More

Impaired Driver Care Management Programs - Part II

May 22nd, 2014
This is the second of a three-part series on Impaired Driver Care Management Programs (IDCMPs), the program of evaluations, substance abuse education, and aftercare management mandated for all people convicted of driving while intoxicated in NH (DWI)… Read More

Drunk Driving Laws: Impaired Driver Care Management Programs

April 16th, 2014
This is the first of a three-part installment on IDCMPs as they relate to NH drunk driving laws. Under New Hampshire drunk driving laws, any person convicted of DWI, whether by guilty plea or after a trial, has to complete the Impaired Driver Care Ma… Read More

State by State Marijuana Laws

March 6th, 2014
Today, WMUR’s website tells us where to get good weed. OK, not quite, but the website does provide a State by State overview of what States have legalized marijuana, and what States have legalized medical marijuana, with some details and some p… Read More

Over-Criminilization: College Prank Turned Felony in New Hampshire

February 20th, 2014
The Concord Monitor reports today that a college student, well-liked by his peers, has been charged with felonies in New Hampshire for undertaking an old-school “panty raid” in college girl’s dorm rooms while they were away on break… Read More

Driving Under the Influence of Marijuana

February 18th, 2014
The NY Times reports that most people who drive under the influence of marijuana, if stopped and tested, will pass the standard field sobriety tests. The articles reports: “In a 2012 study published in the journal Psychopharmacology, only 30 pe… Read More