CONCORD — Former state senator Jeffrey Woodburn has lost his last attempt to overturn his conviction on two charges of criminal mischief and is facing 30 days in the House of Correction.
The N.H. Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld Coos County Superior Court Judge Peter Bornstein’s decision denying Woodburn’s request for a new trial.
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