Domestic Assault Charge — "Continued Without a Finding"

Concord District Court. On the morning of trial where Client faces domestic assault charge, prosecutor offers a “continued without a finding” disposition. Assuming Client satisfies certain rehabilitative conditions, Client will haveno conviction, will have no criminal record, and will avoid federal lifetime ban on gun ownership for domestic assault convictions.

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Ted Lothstein presenting at CLE By the Sea

July 13th, 2023

Ted Serving as Faculty for Newburyport Continuing Legal Education Seminar On July 20, 2023, Ted Lothstein will be a faculty member at the annual “CLE By the Sea” in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Topic: Evolving Judicial Attitudes Towards Ra… Read More

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Jury Trial over shooting in self-defense at post office ends in mistrial

May 15th, 2023

Last week, Ted Lothstein was up in Grafton County Superior Court for a jury trial that was supposed to last four days – but ended unexpectedly with a mistrial on the second day. Ethical rules prohibit lawyers from making public statements about… Read More

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Hat Trick for LG: 5 Days, 3 Victories

April 10th, 2023

Firm Wins NH Supreme Court Appeal. On March 30, 2023, in State v. Tufano, an appeal case handled by Ted Lothstein, the NH Supreme Court reversed a conviction for cruelty to animals arising out of a very unusual fact pattern. The accused was seen by n… Read More

Multiple Felony Convictions Vacated

In State v. Charles Glenn, a published opinion decided December 10, 2014, the New Hampshire Supreme Court vacated a number of serious felony convictions arising out of the retrial after a hung jury, because the prosecution did not bring the charges in a timely fashion.In the first jury trial, the State charged Glenn only with first degree murder (acquitted) and second degree murder, which resulted in a hung jury. Before the second jury trial, the State added five more felony charges: Criminal Threatening, Attempted Armed Robbery, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, and two counts Falsification of Physical Evidence. The second jury convicted Glenn on all charges.The Court vacated all of the convictions, except for second degree murder. The Court held that the doctrine of mandatory joinder requires the prosecution to join all charges from the beginning of the prosecution.As you can see from the Court’s opinion, this ruling cut Glenn’s sentence by 10 years. Read the Court’s opinion in State v. Glenn (N.H. Dec. 10, 2014). Read More

DWI Dismissed, Replaced with Reckless Driving

Client, charged in Newport District Court with Underage DWI, possession of marijuana, and Open Container, faced a mandatory one-year license suspension if convicted of DWI. He retained Ted Lothstein, who prepared for trial, and then secured a plea where the DWI was dismissed and replaced with a reckless driving complaint, reducing Client's overall license suspension to 120 days and saving him from the long-term economic hardship and stigma of a DWI conviction. Read More

Motion to Suppress Evidence of Vehicle Stop Results in Dismissal of DWI Charge

Concord Police Officer stops Client and charges Client with DWI after observing Client drive in circles late at night, seemingly lost, with a plate light out. Attorney Lothstein files motion to suppress the vehicle stop. Subsequently, prosecutor gives Client the opportunity to plead to a lesser offense, with the DWI dismissed. This plea saves Client’s commercial driver’s license. An administrative hearing convened to suspend Client’s commercial driver’s license for one year results in no suspension at all because Client did not get convicted of DWI, and did not sustain a DWI administrative suspension. Read More

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