State v. Gagnon

The defendant, Pauline Gagnon, appeals the decision of the Superior Court {Smith, J.) allowing the State to reduce her misdemeanor charge to a violation, pursuant to RSA 625:9, VI (Supp. 1991), eight months after her arraignment in the district court, but before her arraignment in the superior court. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

The State filed a misdemeanor complaint against Gagnon, and in January 1990 she was arraigned on that charge and assigned court-appointed counsel. The Berlin District Court {Anctil, J.), after trial, convicted and sentenced her, and she appealed to the…