State v. Buckwold

The defendant, Norman R. Buckwold, was convicted as an habitual offender under RSA ch. 262-B (now in RSA ch. 262). The conviction was based on three prior convictions for motor vehicle offenses. The defendant sought to suppress two of his prior convictions, claiming that in those instances he had not effectively waived his right to counsel and he had not knowingly pleaded guilty to the offenses. The Superior Court (Johnson, J.) denied the defendant’s motion to suppress the two prior convictions, found the defendant guilty and ordered that his driver’s license in the State of New Hampshire be…