In 2019, Governor Chris Sununu signed a law that will help streamline the process of annulment of convictions for marijuana from an individual’s record. This process, which goes into effect January 1st, 2020, will allow many individuals to clean up their records of non-violent crimes.
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Criminal threatening became a hot topic of discussion in NH back in 2010 and 2011 when NH resident Ward Bird waved a gun at an accidental trespasser. Due to this case, it has caused a lot more light to be shed on New Hampshire’s criminal threatening laws, and what constitutes felony criminal threatening and what doesn’t.
Everyone has a general idea of what a lawyer does. Lawyers, also known as attorneys, can help fight for you on your behalf. A lawyer knows the law, inside and out, and can better help you judge when and where you may have broken the law, or when and where you may have been mistakenly charged as having broken the law. Having a lawyer you can trust on speed dial is important. (more…)
Criminal cases that operate outside of a court often come to resolution by obtaining a plea bargain. This may be called “negotiating a plea” or a “plea deal”. Plea bargains happen for a variety of reasons, and can often be beneficial to the defendant rather than a less favorable chance outcome if the case travels to court. (more…)
Feb 20, 2016 DURHAM, N.H. —Two men attending school at the University of New Hampshire were arrested early Saturday morning in connection with a stabbing that occurred at 17 Madbury Drive. Officers found a 20-year-old man with two stab wounds. The victim, who is also a student at UNH, underwent Read more…