A Practical Guide to Trying DWI Cases in New Hampshire

Case authority, statutory law, and local wisdom on how to win at trial in Granite State courts

Product Number: 2100379B00
Publication Date: 3/24/2025
Edition: 3rd Edition 2025
Copyright: © 2025 MCLE, Inc.
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A Practical Guide to Trying DWI Cases in New Hampshire

Case authority, statutory law, and local wisdom on how to win at trial in Granite State courts

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Designed specifically for lawyers who defend and prosecute drunk driving cases in New Hampshire, this manual is a first for the Granite State. Editor Mark Stevens of Salem, NH has assembled a winning cadre of DWI experts to join him in developing this must-have resource, which offers practical, seasoned guidance backed by case law and statutory authorities. Featured are sample letters to police departments and the Bureau of Hearings, model motions and other pleadings, checklists, current and pertinent statutory law, and other key resources that give you the edge in your courtroom work and pretrial work. This book is unique in that it brings together some of New Hampshire's most knowledgeable DWI defense counsel with prosecutors and police department lawyers. A Practical Guide to Trying DWI Cases in New Hampshire is your most trusted source for prosecuting or defending a DWI in the Granite State.

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- Update: March 2025
  Dear Subscriber:
  
  Thank you for choosing to keep your copy of A Practical Guide to Trying DWI Cases in New Hampshire current with this 2025 edition. Inside, you will find updated information on topics like these:
  - Traffic violations versus erratic operation. Chapter 2 cautions the reader to determine whether a stop really amounted to a traffic violation under state law and cites a case wherein an officer's mistaken interpretation of the law was unreasonable and resulted in a Fourth Amendment violation.
  - Seizure of blood. See chapter 4, where a case is cited on the topic of seizing blood to test for alcohol content without requiring the police to have probable cause or reasonable suspicion to believe the driver was intoxicated.
  - Impairment testimony by expert witness. In chapter 7, find a 2024 case that addresses the strict criteria for reliability of expert testimony concerning a driver's impairment, including peer-review and acceptance in the relevant scientific community.
  - Driving-privilege restoration requirements. Chapter 8 discusses options for drivers who do not reside in the State of New Hampshire.
  - Administrative license suspension. Chapter 9 includes an updated commercial vehicle implied rights consent form.
  We at MCLE trust that you will find this 2025 update useful in your practice and valuable in keeping your law library current.
  
  Cordially,
  
  MCLE Press
Table of Contents

Table of Contents
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Chapter 01 expand

Initial Defense Trial Preparation
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Exhibit 1A
- Initial Discovery Letter Under Dist. Ct. R. 2.10—The “2.10 Letter” Buy Form

Exhibit 1B
- Motion to Compel Discovery Buy Form

Exhibit 1C
- Motion to Preserve Evidence Buy Form

Exhibit 1D
- DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Student Materials Buy Form

Exhibit 1E
- Demand for Attendance of Breath Test Operator Buy Form

Exhibit 1F
- Demand for Attendance of Certifying Scientist et al. Buy Form

Exhibit 1G
- Notice of Appearance Buy Form

Exhibit 1H
- Waiver of Arraignment Buy Form

Exhibit 1I
- Demand for Formal Proof of Public Way Buy Form

Exhibit 1J
- Defendant’s Objection to Admissibility of Certificate of Analysis Pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 318-B:26-a Buy Form

Exhibit 1K
- Request for Administrative License Suspension Hearing Buy Form

Chapter 02 expand

Pretrial Motions
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Exhibit 2A
- Motion to Suppress—Unlawful Stop Buy Form

Chapter 03 expand

Breath Test Issues
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Leonard D. Harden, Esq., Law Office of Leonard D. Harden

Checklist 3.1
- Checklist of Ideas for Discovery Requests Buy Form

Exhibit 3A
- Graphic Representation of the Compounds That Comprise Alcohol Buy Form

Exhibit 3B
- Graphic Representation Showing Molecular Bonds Whose Energy Is Measured by Breath Testing Devices Buy Form

Exhibit 3C
- 2007 Photograph of the Intoxilyzer 5000® Buy Form

Exhibit 3D
- Rejection of Intoxilyzer 8000 by State of Tennessee Buy Form

Exhibit 3E
- 2007 Photograph of the Intoxilyzer 5000EN® Buy Form

Exhibit 3F
- Diagram from Georgia 2022 Intoxilzyer 9000 Operator’s Transition Training Manual Buy Form

Exhibit 3G
- Sample Histogram from the Georgia 2014 Intoxilyzer 9000 Operator’s Transition Training Manual Buy Form

Exhibit 3H
- Intoxilyzer 9000 Exception Messages Guide Buy Form

Chapter 04 expand

Blood Test Issues
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Exhibit 4A
- Relevant Portions of New Hampshire Department of Safety Administrative Rules Governing Blood Testing Buy Form

Chapter 05 expand

The Prosecutor’s Case in Chief
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Kalie L. Lydon, Esq., Law Offices of Lydon & Richards, PC

Checklist 5.1
- Checklist of Elements/Areas of Testimony Buy Form

Exhibit 5A
- Sample Complaints Buy Form

Exhibit 5B
- Field Sobriety Tests/Areas of Testimony Buy Form

Exhibit 5C
- HGN/Areas of Testimony Buy Form

Exhibit 5D
- DSMV 436 Form Buy Form

Exhibit 5E
- Intoxilyzer Operator/Areas of Testimony Buy Form

Exhibit 5F
- Habitual Offender Classifications Buy Form

Chapter 06 expand

The Defendant’s Case
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Exhibit 6A
- Illustrative Direct Examination of Sobriety Witness Buy Form

Exhibit 6B
- Illustrative Direct Examination of the Defendant—Case with No Other Defense Witnesses Buy Form

Exhibit 6C
- Illustrative Direct Examination of Defense Expert Buy Form

Chapter 07 expand

The State’s Challenge to the Defendant’s Case
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Christopher B. Casko, Esq., New Hampshire Department of Safety

Exhibit 7A
- Sample Discovery Response Letter That Incorporates Request for Discovery Buy Form

Exhibit 7B
- Sample Reciprocal Discovery Motion Buy Form

Exhibit 7C
- Sample Motion in Limine Regarding Admissibility of Conviction of Witness Under N.H. R. Evid. 609 Buy Form

Chapter 08 expand

Collateral Consequences of DWI Arrest and Conviction
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Philip Kalil, Esq., Germaine & Blaszka, P.A.

Exhibit 8A
- Offenses Used to Calculate Habitual Offender Certification Buy Form

Exhibit 8B
- Selected Department of Safety Rules Regarding the Assessment of Demerit Points Buy Form

Exhibit 8C
- Driver Disqualification Penalties— 49 C.F.R. § 383.51 Buy Form

Chapter 09 expand

Administrative License Suspension and Hearings
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Robert B. Ellard, Esq.,

Checklist 9.1
- Checklist of Exhibits Required for Test Over Hearings Buy Form

Exhibit 9A
- Sample Notification Letter to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Buy Form

Exhibit 9B
- Table of Commonly Cited Supreme Court Cases Buy Form

Exhibit 9C
- DSMV 426 Form Buy Form

Exhibit 9D
- Sample ALS Request Letter (Test Over) Buy Form

Exhibit 9E
- Sample ALS Request Letter (Refusal) Buy Form

Exhibit 9F
- What Must Be Proved at an ALS Hearing Buy Form

Exhibit 9G
- The Best Issues for Inquiry by the Defense Buy Form

Exhibit 9H
- Compendium of Superior Court Decisions on Appeal—N.H. Department of Safety, Bureau of Hearings Buy Form

Chapter 10 expand

Appeals and Postconviction Relief
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Theodore M. Lothstein, Esq., Lothstein Guerriero PLLC
Editors & Authors

Editor(s)

Mark L. Stevens, Esq., Law Office of Mark L. Stevens, Salem

Author(s)

Christopher B. Casko, Esq., New Hampshire Department of Safety, Concord

Robert B. Ellard, Esq.,

Robert B. Gainor, Esq.,

Leonard D. Harden, Esq., Law Office of Leonard D. Harden, Lancaster

Philip Kalil, Esq., Germaine & Blaszka, P.A., Derry

Theodore M. Lothstein, Esq., Lothstein Guerriero PLLC, Concord

Kalie L. Lydon, Esq., Law Offices of Lydon & Richards, PC, Nashua

Mark L. Stevens, Esq., Law Office of Mark L. Stevens, Salem

Eric R. Wilson, Esq., Wilson, Bush,and Keefe, Nashua

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A Practical Guide to Trying DWI Cases in New Hampshire

Case authority, statutory law, and local wisdom on how to win at trial in Granite State courts

A Practical Guide to Trying DWI Cases in New Hampshire

Case authority, statutory law, and local wisdom on how to win at trial in Granite State courts

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Product Description

Recent updates:

Table of Contents

Initial Defense Trial Preparation

Exhibit 1A

Exhibit 1B

Exhibit 1C

Exhibit 1D

Exhibit 1E

Exhibit 1F

Exhibit 1G

Exhibit 1H

Exhibit 1I

Exhibit 1J

Exhibit 1K

Pretrial Motions

Exhibit 2A

Breath Test Issues

Checklist 3.1

Exhibit 3A

Exhibit 3B

Exhibit 3C

Exhibit 3D

Exhibit 3E

Exhibit 3F

Exhibit 3G

Exhibit 3H

Blood Test Issues

Exhibit 4A

The Prosecutor’s Case in Chief

Checklist 5.1

Exhibit 5A

Exhibit 5B

Exhibit 5C

Exhibit 5D

Exhibit 5E

Exhibit 5F

The Defendant’s Case

Exhibit 6A

Exhibit 6B

Exhibit 6C

The State’s Challenge to the Defendant’s Case

Exhibit 7A

Exhibit 7B

Exhibit 7C

Collateral Consequences of DWI Arrest and Conviction

Exhibit 8A

Exhibit 8B

Exhibit 8C

Administrative License Suspension and Hearings

Checklist 9.1

Exhibit 9A

Exhibit 9B

Exhibit 9C

Exhibit 9D

Exhibit 9E

Exhibit 9F

Exhibit 9G

Exhibit 9H

Appeals and Postconviction Relief

Editor(s)

Author(s)