LANCASTER — With his N.H. Supreme Court appeals exhausted, the state wants former state Sen. Jeffrey Woodburn to begin serving the 30-day jail sentence handed down in July 2021, following his conviction on two misdemeanor counts of criminal mischief.
The N.H. Attorney General’s office filed a motion on July 30, asking Coos County Superior Court Justice Peter Bornstein to schedule a hearing to impose the sentence or simply order Woodburn to report to the House of Correction within 60 days.
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