20 Years in Prison for DWI?

October 25th, 2016
Texas Repeat Offenders Need Uber An ABC television affiliate in Upshur County, Texas reports this week that a 53-year old man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his 4th DWI. Yes, 20 years in prison for a DWI that did not involve a traffic accide… Read More

NH Supreme Court oral argument coverage

October 22nd, 2016
Last week, Richard Guerriero was before the New Hampshire Supreme Court, presenting oral argument in an appeal from a jury’s guilty verdicts of reckless second degree murder, assault by prisoner and falsifying physical evidence. You can click t… Read More

Limited License Law Ruined by DMV (AGAIN)

October 13th, 2016
The “limited license” law, which most people call a hardship license or work permit, has been on the books for less than a year. I hope that a good Bill to amend our limited license law starts working through the legislature. The law has… Read More

CA Police Test First Marijuana Breathalyzer

September 19th, 2016
CA Police Go to the Dogs with Hound Labs According to a press release from a company called Hound Labs, police in California have field tested the very first breathalyzer designed to detect THC from both smoked marijuana, and so-called “edibles… Read More

Nuts and Bolts of Criminal Law-coming soon

September 14th, 2016
On Friday, September 23, 2016, Ted Lothstein and Deputy Rockingham County Attorney Patricia LaFrance will be the Co-Chairs and faculty for a Continuing Legal Education seminar sponsored by the New Hampshire Bar Association: The Nuts and Bolts of Crim… Read More

DWI Checkpoint Alert-Seabrook Labor Day Weekend

August 30th, 2016
Once again, the NH State Police are welcoming tourists to NH with blue lights, road blocks, suspicion-less detentions, warrantless arrests, and the prospect of spending most of Labor Day Weekend in a jail cell in Brentwood, NH. Tourists Targeted for… Read More

Questionable Study Ranks NH 34th in Severity of DWI Penalties

August 12th, 2016
Today, relying on a study that was published on a personal finance website called “Wallethub”, the Laconia Citizen ranked NH 34th out of the 50 States in the severity of its DWI penalties. The ranking would lead one to conclude that NH mu… Read More

DWI Checkpoints Coming to Portsmouth this Week

August 8th, 2016
How much does a night out on the town in Portsmouth cost these days? This week, it may cost many thousands of dollars. The NH State Police have announced that they will be using federal funds to conduct a DWI Roadblock somewhere in the Portsmouth are… Read More

DWI Roadblocks Coming to Sunapee/Newport Area

July 23rd, 2016
Yet Another DWI Roadblock The New Hampshire State Police have announced that, in coordination with local police agencies, they will conduct a roadblock “in the near future” in the Sunapee and Newport region. This is an area where tourists… Read More

DWI Roadblocks this Week: Manchester and Portsmouth

July 14th, 2016
DWI Roadblocks Across the State This week, the State Police have got you coming and going. Going out for dinner and drinks in Manchester this weekend? Or, headed up to the Lakes Region for boating, or the White Mountains for hiking and camping, from… Read More