NHDefender Blog

Don't Let Trooper Grinch Steal Christmas

Checkpoint Tomorrow Near Nashua The Massachusetts State Police announced that they will run a checkpoint somewhere in Middlesex County on Friday evening, December 16, 2016, going into Saturday early morning hours. They have promised that the motor ve… Read More
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Categories: DWI News

20 Years in Prison for DWI?

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
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NH Supreme Court oral argument coverage

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
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Limited License Law Ruined by DMV (AGAIN)

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
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CA Police Test First Marijuana Breathalyzer

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
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Nuts and Bolts of Criminal Law-coming soon

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
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DWI Checkpoint Alert-Seabrook Labor Day Weekend

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
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Categories: DWI News

Questionable Study Ranks NH 34th in Severity of DWI Penalties

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
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DWI Checkpoints Coming to Portsmouth this Week

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
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DWI Roadblocks Coming to Sunapee/Newport Area

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
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Categories: DWI News