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Plymouth State's Contempt for Free Speech Rights Now National News

September 26th, 2018

Posted By

Theodore Lothstein

PSU’S SHAME A while back on this page, I wrote about the disgraceful actions of Plymouth State University in shaming and punishing faculty members for exercising their fundamental constitutional right to freedom of speech, freedom of thought, a… Read More

Categories: Criminal Cases In The News, NH State Constitution

DWI Checkpoints Coming to Portsmouth this Week

August 8th, 2016

Posted By

Theodore Lothstein

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

Categories: DWI News, NH State Constitution

Legislature Eliminates Captured Sample Requirement

June 27th, 2016

Posted By

Theodore Lothstein

The Governor has signed Senate Bill 379, which eliminates the long-standing requirement that Intoxilyzer breath testing machines in police departments capture a preserved sample of the subject’s breath. For decades, our clients have sent these… Read More

Categories: DWI News, DWI/DUI Defense, NH State Constitution

US Supreme Court Says No to Suspicionless Detentions

April 21st, 2015

Posted By

Theodore Lothstein

In an important decision today, a 6-3 majority of the United States Supreme Court held that a police officer must release a motorist after the officer has resolved the underlying purpose of the motor vehicle stop. Rodriguez v. United States (US Supre… Read More

Categories: Criminal Cases In The News, DWI News, NH State Constitution, Right to Privacy, War on Drugs Winds Down

Marijuana Laws in New Hampshire

December 1st, 2014

Posted By

Theodore Lothstein

John Maher: I am John Maher, and I’m here today with Ted Lothstein with the law office of Lothstein Guerriero with offices in Concord and Keene, New Hampshire. Lothstein Guerriero represents people charged with crime around the state New Hampsh… Read More

Categories: NH State Constitution

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

August 13th, 2014

Posted By

Theodore Lothstein

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

Categories: Appeals, Criminal Defense, NH State Constitution, War on Drugs Winds Down

FBI distributes child pornography to ensnare website visitors

May 30th, 2013

Can it be true that our own government is now in the business of selling child porn on the web? Most people would not be surprised to learn that the FBI, with judicial authorization, can seize and shut down a child pornography website. After all, chi… Read More

Categories: Criminal Defense, NH State Constitution

NH Supreme Court - Narrows Scope of Exclusionary Rule

September 18th, 2012

04/22/2008. Court Narrows Scope of the Exclusionary Rule. State v. Joseph Panarello, No. 2007-554 (2008). This decision resolves a classic conundrum regarding the scope of the exclusionary rule. When the police violate someone’s constitutional… Read More

Categories: NH State Constitution

Recent Blog Posts

Nov

Sentence Reduction Under 3582c1A for Extraordinary and Compelling Reasons

November 18th, 2019

U.S. v. Urkevich order, 03-cr-00037, Nebraska District Court, link to the order here: Urkevick order c1A Read More

Sep

30 Days Deprivation of Liberty Not Enough for Assaulting Libertarian

September 12th, 2019

The Court Ruling The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week that a sentencing judge gave too lenient a sentence – 30 days in jail – to the man who assaulted the world’s most famous libertarian, Senator Rand Paul. Senator Paul&… Read More

Sep

State Police Roadblock coming to Bedford this week

September 5th, 2019

DWI ROADBLOCK COMING According to patch.com, the New Hampshire State Police, Troop B have announced they will run a roadblock “DWI checkpoint”) in the Bedford area this week. Usually, “this week” means Friday or Saturday eveni… Read More

Recent Case Results

DWI Reduced to Plea to Negligent Operation

Pelham police arrest Client for DWI following a traffic stop for weaving. The cruiser video shows that Client did not cross the center line a single time. Client’s DWI is dismissed and Client is allowed to plead guilty to negligent operation, a much less serious offense. Read More

Withdrawal of DWI and ALS in Exchange for Reckless Driving Plea

Berlin District Court — Client faced DWI first offense carrying minimum 90-day license revocation, and ALS suspension for refusal to take a breath test that carried minimum 180-day license suspension. State agreed to withdraw both the DWI, and the ALS, in exchange for Client's guilty plea to reckless driving which resulted in a 60-day suspension. No DWI or alcohol-related conviction, no ALS suspension. Read More

No Criminal Record, DWI Dismissed

Client charged with DWI by the State Police in the Concord District Court. Client hires Ted Lothstein and secures plea to Reckless Operation – no criminal record, DWI dismissed. Read More