State v. Balukas

The defendant, Scott Balukas, Sr., appeals the decision of the Superior Court (Coffey, J.) denying his motion to quash the indictments against him. He argues that the State improperly charged his violations of a protective order as class B felony offenses instead of class A misdemeanors. We affirm.

The record supports the following. Two protective orders were issued against the defendant in the spring of 2004: the first, issued under RSA chapter 173-B (2002 & Supp. 2006), prohibited him from contacting his wife; the second, issued under RSA chapter 169-C (2002 & Supp. 2006), prohibited him…