State v. M.N.

Client charged with three counts of simple assault. After a thorough legal and factual investigation, I filed various motions, and the State decided to dismiss the charges. This case was especially important because my client was in the midst of a divorce proceeding.

 

State v. M.I.

Client charged with leaving the scene of an accident. After discussing the case with the Prosecutor, he decided to dismiss the charge.

 

State v. D.I and A.I.

Clients were charged with resisting arrest, obstructing the report of a crime, and hindering apprehension. This case involved an officer's entry into a home. After I filed a motion to suppress, the Court ruled that the officer's actions were unlawful, and all of the charges were dismissed.

 

State v. K.B.

Client charged with transportation and possession of a controlled drug. After examining the facts of the case, I filed a motion to suppress the evidence. After reviewing the motion, the State decided to dismiss both charges.

 

State v. C.N.

State charged my client from fleeing from the police while driving his vehicle. If convicted he could have been sentenced to twelve months in the house of corrections. Also, he would have had a major motor vehicle conviction entered on his record. After reviewing the case, I filed a motion to suppress, and the State offered to reduce the charge to a traffic violation.

 

State v. E.M.

Client charged with Operating After Suspension, Conduct After an Accident and Reckless Driving. If he had been convicted of all three offenses, he would have been declared a habitual offender, and his license privileges would have been suspended for at least one year. After discussing the case with the Prosecutor, my client was convicted of a single traffic violation.

 

State v. J.M.: DWI case

Client was arrested for DWI and submitted to a chemical test with a .15 BAC. After a contested ALS hearing, her license privileges were restored. After filing a motion to suppress the chemical test results, the State decided to dismiss the DWI case, and my client was convicted of a motor vehicle violation.

 

State v. I.F.

Possession of Controlled Drug. Client was charged with a Class A Misdemeanor. If convicted he would have served a minimum of 30 days in jail from a prior suspended sentence. After reviewing the facts of the case, I filed a motion to suppress the evidence which was obtained via an unlawful search and seizure. After revewing the motion, the Prosecutor decided to dismiss the case.

 

State v. M.B.

Client was charged with Shoplifting. A criminal conviction would have had serious implications for pending financial aid applications to assorted colleges. After discussing the case with the Prosecutor, I convinced him to reduce the charge to a violation. My client will not have a criminal record and he will be able to continue working towards attending the college of his choice.

 

State v. J.M. and State v. K.M

Both clients are charged with DWI. Both clients faced a six month loss of license from the DMV because of their elevated blood alcohol concertation. After contested administrative license suspension hearings and thorough cross examinations of the arresting officers, a Hearings Examiner ruled that both clients would have their license privileges restored.

 

State v. C.S.

Client charged with one count of Domestic Violence Simple Assault. After thoroughly investigating the facts and law surrounding this case, I was able to convince the Prosecutor to dismiss the complaint.

 

State v. A.P.

Client charged with felony Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute. After discussing the case with the prosecutor, he agreed to reduce the charge to a misdemeanor level offense and my client was able to avoid a felony conviction. Further, my client avoided any time in jail and he paid the minimum fine.

 

State v. G.V.

Client charged with Aggravated DWI and Conduct After an Accident. Client submitted to a breath test which resulted in a blood alcohol content of .18. If he was convicted of either offense he could have been incarcerated for up to 12 months. After a contested ALS hearing, the Prosecutor agreed to dismiss the Aggravated DWI charge and the Conduct After an Accident charge. My client avoided going to jail and he was convicted of a DWI with minimal penalties.

 

State v. G.B.

Possession of controlled drug. Client was accused of possessing marijuana. After evaluating the facts of the case, I filed a motion to suppress the seizure of the substance alleged to be marijuana. After hearing arguments concerning the motion to suppress, the Court granted my motion and the charge was dismissed.

 

State v. A.T. DWI case

Client crashed a car into a tree and submitted to a breath test with an elevated BAC. After a contested ALS hearing, the State dismissed the DWI and my client was convicted of a traffic violation.

 

State v. A.R.

Conduct After an Accident--Client was accused of leaving the scene of an accident. I was able to convince the Prosecutor to reduce the offense from a misdemeanor to a violation. As a result, my client will not have a criminal record.

 

State v. J.S.

Case involving one charge of simple assault, domestic violence related. After speaking with the prosecutor, I was able to convince him to dismiss the charge. My client returned home with no conviction on his record.

 

State v. L.C.

Charged with three counts of domestic violence simple assault. I was successful in convincing the State to dismiss the charges in lieu of my client seeking treatment.

 

State v. P.H.

DWI/DUI client who was observed operating erratically to include driving over a sidewalk. During the ALS hearing, I highlighted several flaws in the officer's procedure for adminstering field sobriety tests. The HGN test was completely exluded from consideration and the Walk and Turn test was equally flawed. As a result, the Prosecutor agreed to reduce the charge to a traffic violation. My client was not convicted of drunk driving.

 

State v. V.S.

Client was charged with three counts of Simple Assault, Class A Misdemeanors. Initially, the State was seeking a suspended jail sentence along with a fine. After a thorough legal and factual investigation into the matter, and after I filed notices of defense, the prosecutor dismissed all of the charges. My client was convicted of a violation, a non-criminal offense.

 

State v. J.N.

Client charged with DWI. Initially, the State insisted on a DWI conviction. After I thoroughly investigated the facts and law surrounding this incident, I filed a motion to suppress the evidence obtained as a result of an unlawful stop of my client's vehicle. Also, during the ALS hearing, the officer admitted to some factual errors in his report. When the trial date arrived, the State dismissed the DWI charge and my client was convicted of a traffic violation.

 

State v. T.K.

Client charged with possession and transportation of a controlled drug. Both offenses were originally designated as class A misdemeanors. A conviction on either charge would have seriously jeopardized my client's ability to attend college. After discussing the case with the State, I was able to convince the Prosecutor to dismiss both charges. My client was convicted of a violation level offense that will not endanger his academic future.

 

State v. A.M.

Client charged with DWI. After a contested ALS hearing, I was able to identify several areas where the officer offered inconsistent testimony, After speaking with the prosecutor, I was able to convince him to reduce the charge to a violation level offense. My client was not convicted of DWI.

 

State v. A.S.

Client charged with domestic violence simple assault and criminal mischief. After speaking with the Prosecutor, I was able to convince him to dismiss the charges in lieu of my client obtaining treatment.

 

State v. K.V.

Client charged with Aggravated DWI, Conduct After an Accident, Breach of Bail, and Transportation of an Alcoholic Beverage. If convicted, my client would have been incarcerated for a minimum of seven days, and her license would have been suspended for a minimum of 18 months. After discussing the case with the Prosecutor, I was able to convince him to dismiss all of the charges. My client was convicted of DWI but she avoided going to jail and her license loss was reduced to 12 months.

 

State v. G.E.

Client charged with DWI 1st Offense. After a contested Administrative License Suspension hearing, and after discussing this case with the State, I was able to convince the prosecutor to reduce the charge to a violation level offense which did not involve DWI. As a result my client avoided a DWI conviction.

 

State v. J.H.

Client was charged with two counts of simple assault and one count of obstructing the report of a crime. All of these allegations were domestic violence related. On a separate occasion he was charged with violating a protective order and breach of bail. There were a total of five criminal charges pending. After discussing the case with the prosecutor, I was able to convince him to dismiss all of the charges.

 

State v. N.O.

Client was charged with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, both charges were labeled as misdemeanors. If convicted, my client could have been sentenced to jail, probation or to pay a large fine. After discussing the case with the prosecutor, I was able to convince him to dismiss the resisting arrest complaint, and to reduce the disorderly conduct charge to a violation. As a result, my client will not have a criminal conviction on his record, and he was ordered to pay a small fine.

 

State v. K.V.

Client was charged with three counts of domestic violence, criminal mischief. After speaking with the prosecutor, I was able to convince him to dismiss all of the charges.

 

State v. M.C.

Client was charged with transportation of an alcoholic beverage by a minor. My client was a nineteen year old young man who was driving his twenty one year old sister along with her twenty four year old boyfriend back to their house. My client's sister, who had been drinking alcohol, decided to purchase some beer on the way home. My client was the designated driver; his sister purchased the alcohol and he proceeded to continue driving home. A police officer arrested my client for transportation of an alcoholic beverage. The State insisted on a conviction. We refused to plead guilty. After a trial, the Court entered a finding of NOT GUILTY.

 

State v. G.S.

Client was charged with one count of domestic violence simple assault. After negotiating the case with the State, the State agreed not to pursue this matter on the condition that my client continue with his counseling.

 

State v. T.C.

Client charged with possession of a controlled drug and transportation of a controlled drug. After filing a motion to suppress the evidence for an unlawful search, the State elected to nolle prose the charges because they were not prepared for trial.

 

State v. I.D.

Client charged with burglary. He was incarcerated on a high cash bail. After a hearing in district court, the charge was dismissed. The client went home the same day.

 

State v. B.H.

Client charged with armed robbery. After a hearing in district court, the complaint was dismissed.

 

State v. A.H

Client charged with operating after suspension and operating with a suspended registration. Both offenses are considered major motor vehicle violations. The original offer was a plea of guilty to the operating after suspension with a fine of over three hundred dollars. After discussing the case with the prosecutor, both charges were dismissed and the client was convicted of operating without a license, a minor motor vehicle offense.

 

State v. D.L

Client charged with DWI. After discussing the case with the State, the prosecutor agreed to dismiss the DWI charge, and the client pled to a violation level open container. No DWI conviction.

 

State v. M.D

Client charged with 1st Degree Assault for stabbing person in his heart. After filing several motions to suppress and several other motions regarding inadmissible evidence, the State was unable to proceed with the prosecution because the complaining witness refused to testify. The case was dismissed. The client was facing 10-30 years in the New Hampshire State Prison.

 

State v. B.D.

Person accused of stealing thousands of dollars from her mother's estate.  Originally charged with a class A felony theft.  B.D. was on parole with two active parole warrants at the time the new charge was brought forward.  I was able to convince the State to rescind the parole warrants, and continue the criminal case for one year without a conviction.  If B.D had been convicted she would have faced several years in prison.

 

State v. L.B.

Client charged with transportation of a controlled drug.  I filed several motions to suppress an unlawful search and an unlawful seizure.  The State decided to dismiss the charge in lieu of going to trial.

 

State v. E.J.

Client was charged with one count of DV simple assault.  I was able to convince the State to nolle prose the charge in lieu of my client obtaining treatment.

 

State v. S.S.

Client was originally charged with two class A misdemeanors for disorderly conduct and false report to a law enforcement officer.  The initial offer from the State was a conviction on both charges with a suspended jail sentence.  After I filed a motion to suppress and a motion to exclude evidence, client was able to plea to a class B misdemeanor disorderly conduct--no suspended jail sentence and a small fine was imposed that was paid off via community service.

 

State v. M.V---ALS Hearing.

Client charged with Agg DWI.  I insisted on an ALS hearing.  At the hearing, the State failed to satisfy its burden that the breath test was properly administered.  As a result the order of suspension from the DMV was rescinded.

 

State v. C.P.--ALS Hearing.

Client charged with Agg DWI.  I insisted on an ALS hearing.  At the hearing I was able to convince the hearings examiner that my client was not under the influence of alcohol when he was operating his motor vehicle.  As a result the order of suspension from the DMV was rescinded.

 

State v. S.C.

Client charged with two counts of violation of restraining order. State insisted on a conviction with a suspended jail sentence.  After trial, one complaint was dismissed for insufficient evidence, and the Court entered a finding of not guilty on the second charge.

 

State v. D.B.

Client was charged with two counts of simple assault (domestic violence) and one count of false imprisonment (domestic violence).  I was able to convince the State to nolle prose the cases in lieu of D.B receiving counseling and treatment.  Client was not convicted of any crimes