CONCORD — The state is asking the N.H. Supreme Court to reject former State Sen. Jeffrey Woodburn’s appeal of his convictions on misdemeanor counts of domestic violence, simple assault, and two counts of criminal mischief.
Woodburn was convicted by a Coos County Superior Court jury last July of the four charges against his then-fiancee Emily Jacobs. The jury found Woodburn not guilty of five other charges.
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