Heads Up!!! Sobriety Checkpoints This Weekend in Manchester, New Hampshire April 24th and April 25th

Heads Up! This weekend Manchester Police will be conducting DWI Roadblocks and Sobriety Checkpoints in undisclosed areas around Manchester, New Hampshire on April 24th and April 25th. 

Here are a few tips if you find yourself caught in one of these traps over the weekend:1. Put Mark Stevens # in your phone now 603-785-6458 (24/7 & roadside). Might be a good idea if you need it later...
2. DON'T RUN, make any last minute U-turns, or try to dodge these. It will only end up making things worse.
3. You do not have to take the Field Sobriety Tests, You have the right to refuse them.

Know your rights, as well as knowing that the Constitution still protects you from before and after you are stopped by the police. Call for free initial consultation and case evaluation for your DWI, DUI, OUI, aggravated DWI or boating while intoxicated cases. 

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Have you been arrested for a DWI charge in New Hampshire? Were you trapped and captured in a police DWI roadblock?  The chances are greater than ever that your arrest occurred after an arrest in a DWI roadblock. The police call these "sobriety checkpoints" because that sounds somewhat less offensive to our Constitution's and our way of life; but they are what they are, and what they are, are roadblocks.

New Hampshire DWI laws and constitutional issues arising from DWI road blocks by New Hampshire DWI defense lawyer Mark Stevens. DWI roadblocks are a growing problem in New Hampshire. If you have been arrested for a DWI charge in New Hampshire call Attorney Mark Stevens to schedule a free consultation and initial case evaluation  (24/7)  603-893-0074 or 603-893-0261.  We look forward to speaking with you.

Mark Stevens, Criminal Defense Attorney, Law Office of Mark Stevens
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State of New Hampshire Tries to Take Nathaniel Kibby's Home to Keep It Safe

The State of New Hampshire today is arguing to take Nathaniel Kibby's home.  It is not because they want to build a highway or a railroad where his home stands, which is the more common reason the government takes peoples' land and homes.  It is because Mr. Kibby is the suspect in the Abigail Hernandez kidnapping case.  Because he is locked up due to high cash bail, there is no one in his home or on his property.  So the state argues, there is no one on the property and there is a lot of media attention and visitors to the property. Therefore, the state has to guard the property, so their argument goes.  An interesting argument since the state generates most media attention in criminal cases.  Now it seems, the home has become a burden for the state to guard.

So the state wants to remove Mr. Kibby's home.  Like many government initiatives, it has been made for Mr. Kibby's own good, so they say.  The state's argument was based the "preservation of evidence" cases of California v. Trombetta and Arizona v. Youngblood that they have to move the home to preserve evidence because the case will take so long to prosecute.  The Supreme Court in Trombetta though, ruled that the state of California's failure to preserve samples of his breath in a DUI prosecution did not violate Trombetta's rights.  And the Youngblood case involved a pair of pants that the state had in its custody that they didn't store properly.  The issue was not that the state of Arizona failed to pick up Youngblood's house and move it.

This, if successful, could spawn a new level of intrusion into the Constitutional rights of people who have been accused of crimes, and who, like Mr. Kibby, maintain their innocence.  The government sought and got such high bail that the accused couldn't make it, then succeeded in keeping most of the alleged evidence against him sealed so that his lawyers can't see it.  Now the government wants Court approval to take the accused's home while he is in jail for his own good.  Oh, and the government's rationale for taking the house relies in part on the sealed information that Mr. Kibby can't see.  Seem fair?

What would James Madison think?

Have a safe night!

Attorney Mark Stevens
Law Offices of Mark Stevens
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Salem, NH 03079
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WHY MARK STEVENS # SHOULD BE IN YOUR CONTACTS!

This coming holiday weekend seems to result in a lot of shoplifting arrests, willful concealment, and other theft charges all across New Hampshire. However the number of shoplifting arrests in Rockingham County, Strafford County, and Hillsborough County are significantly higher than others on Black Friday.  

Each year Black Friday gets bigger than the year before with stores trying to outdo one another, offering the biggest and the best, cheaper than their competitors.  No matter how popular Black Friday increasingly becomes,  or how much Cyber Monday tries to steal its spotlight offering those less inclined to pepper spray their way to the biggest TV an online version the following Monday.  Does it really matter who stampedes their way to the front of the line for the biggest, best, cheapest?  Not if you've just been arrested for shoplifting or accused of "willful concealment" in New Hampshire.  

The shoplifting laws in New Hampshire are tough. If you are accused of any type of theft or shoplifting offense it is extremely important you do not say anything, or let them bully you into saying anything. If you are brought into a loss prevention or store security office it is important you do not feel pressured to sign anything. They will most likely try to get you to make any type of admission they can. DO NOT let store security take your picture, they are not the police and cannot make you do anything. You do not even need to give store security, mall security, or loss protection your identification!!! 

If you are suspected of shoplifting, either store/mall security or the loss preventions department will call the police. When the cops arrive make sure you are respectful and do not resist arrest OR admit to anything either! Be polite, do not make any statements, and make sure you have some bail money with you.

Check out Mark Stevens YouTube Video on Shoplifting:

Call today for a free initial consultation:

DWI & Criminal Defense Attorney Mark Stevens

Law Offices of Mark Stevens

5 Manor Parkway

Salem, NH 03079

603-893-0074 (24/7)

Please have a safe and pepper-spray free Black Friday this year; Happy Shopping!

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