State of N.H. v. K.C, Portsmouth District Court.  Defendant was arrested for DWI.  Defendant and counsel appeared for trial the police officer did not appear and the case was dismissed.  Further, a Sanctions Hearing was scheduled and, subsequent to an appeal filed by the County Attorney's Office, the following order issued:

                        STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   

Rockingham County         Portsmouth District Court

    

                                                 Order

 

                                  State v. K.C

                                          03-CR-2342

 

After a Sanction hearing, at which the State was represented by Deputy County Attorney Tom Reid and the defendant by Attorney Andrew Cotrupi and consistent with the Supreme Court's ruling of remand (State v. Chace, August 26, 2004) the Court orders the following:

 

A fine of $5000 shall be suspended, conditioned upon the following:

 

By June 1, 2005, Deputy Attorney Reid shall file with this court a list of all attorneys of the Rockingham County Attorney's office, their dates of admission to the bar, their N.H. bar numbers and proof of successful completion by each of not less than a 2.0 hour live or taped continuing legal education seminar on the subject of prosecutorial ethics.

 

The seminar must meet the NHBA criteria for CLE ethics credit and must be taken between 9/1/04 and 6/1/05. All members of the office must furnish such proof, failing which each shall be personally responsible (not the County) for a pro-rata share of the suspended fine.

                                                                  

So ordered.

12/22/04                       S. DeVries

    Date                                                         Signature

                                                                      Presiding Justice

 

This matter was followed closely by the Rockingham County media.  Links to articles regarding this case are as follows:

Supreme Court opinion: .nh.gov/judiciary/supreme/opinions/2004/chace105.htm

Foster's Daily Democrat: www4.fosters.com/December_2004/12.18.04/news/po_1218c.asp