Drug Possession Charge Reduced to Plea to a Non-Criminal Violation

Lebanon District Court. Enfield Police Department charged Client with Possession of Controlled Drug in a Motor Vehicle (marijuana), a major motor vehicle offense and class B misdemeanor crime. Attorney Lothstein secured plea to possession of controlled drug as a non-criminal violation. Client paid a fine, was saved from having a criminal record, and was spared the mandatory 60 day license loss that comes with a conviction for possession in a motor vehicle.

Recent Blog Posts

Oct

F-Bomb Yields S-Bomb--- Lawyer Suspended

October 4th, 2018

Last week, a Connecticut Court issued an opinion suspending a lawyer from the practice of law for dropping the “F-Bomb” in Court. The lawyer was talking to her colleague, not realizing that her lapel mike was still on so the Judge could h… Read More

Sep

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

September 26th, 2018

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

Aug

NH ACLU - Public Employee Free Speech Rights Violated

August 12th, 2018

As reported in the Concord Monitor today, the NH ACLU has issued a press release criticizing Plymouth State University and Newfound Regional High School for punishing public employees that supported a professional colleague in a criminal sentencing h… Read More

Recent Case Results

Felony Arrest, No Felony Conviction, No Jail Time

In the 3d Circuit-District Division-Ossipee Court, the Moultonborough Police Department investigated Client and several others, accusing them of Burglary and Theft, for breaking into a commercial building and stealing items including bottles of alcoholic beverages. Client was also investigated for Criminal Mischief, for throwing eggs at cars in an unrelated incident on a different date. If convicted of Burglary, this young client would have become a convicted felon, and possibly gone to jail, with a ruinous impact on his future. Instead, Attorney Lothstein secured a plea to the class B misdemeanor of Criminal Trespass. This is the lowest-level misdemeanor in NH law - the only possible punishment is a fine. A second class B misdemeanor for Criminal Mischief was placed on file without a finding (no conviction). Client paid a fine, and paid restitution for damage to the commercial building and the vehicle that was struck by eggs. Because there was no felony conviction, no probation, and no suspended sentence, Client will be eligible for complete annulment of the record of arrest and conviction in just three years. The waiting period easily could have been as long as 10 years or more if he had been convicted of a felony, depending on the terms of the sentence. Read More

No Jail Time, No Ignition Interlock Program, 80 Percent Reduction in License Loss

In Claremont District Court, Client faced a charge of DWI, 2d Offense. Attorney Lothstein secured a plea to a reduced charge, DWI-1st Offense, which saved Client from mandatory jail and mandatory ignition interlock program, and cut his license loss down from 5 years to 1 year, an 80 percent reduction! Read More

ALS Withdrawn

In the 2d Circuit - District Division - Haverhill Court, Client faced a charge of DWI. He pled guilty, and received the mandatory minimum penalty under law, in exchange for the withdrawal of the consecutive 6 month ALS (refusal of breath test) suspension. Read More