{"id":88,"date":"2012-04-30T16:01:50","date_gmt":"2012-04-30T16:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arts-attic.com\/blog\/?p=88"},"modified":"2013-04-29T17:29:50","modified_gmt":"2013-04-29T17:29:50","slug":"my-contempt-for-the-nh-supreme-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/arts-attic.com\/blog\/?p=88","title":{"rendered":"My Contempt for the NH Supreme Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Felony Conviction and Conflict of Interest.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Felony Convictions and Conflict of Interest by Officers of the Court<\/p>\n<p>I found out the hard way that it ain&#8217;t too difficult to be convicted of a serious felony in the state of New Hampshire.  All you really need are three people testifying against you, no witnesses on your side and you&#8217;re gone.  You don&#8217;t need to commit a crime, no physical proof is required only good witnesses.  Living in a state that is perpetually strapped for cash I found out that the Public Defenders Office  can bill the client after the client (me) is found guilty.  That ain&#8217;t<br \/>\n an incentive to bring your &#8220;A&#8221; game to the table.  I think it&#8217;s more of a disincentive to do your best.  As a lawyer you can choose to get paid out of the tiny shrinking state budget or convince your client to plead guilty and bill your client for your time.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a decade and a half and I&#8217;ve kept my mouth shut but JP Morgan Chase is taking everything I worked and I don&#8217;t have the kind of money it takes to fight them so I<br \/>\nfeel I have nothing to lose by telling the truth here in open sunshine.<\/P><\/p>\n<p>The other side of the coin is illustrated by the letter on the right but you&#8217;ll need some background information first.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_96\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/arts-attic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/superiorcourt.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96\" src=\"http:\/\/arts-attic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/superiorcourt-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"This is an image of the letter I received from the NH Supreme Court\" title=\"Letter to me from the NH Supreme court\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-96\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-96\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We be O-Kay!  No Harm, No Foul.<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nThe trial judge was Douglas Gray, the public defender was Nancy Gray and the Prosecutor was Robert Ducharme.  Never mind that I was in a state of shock through this whole affair since I&#8217;d always worked hard for my living, kept my nose clean and my only interaction with the justice system was mailing in on rare occasions the money for a speeding ticket.  I barely noticed the triple coincidence regarding the names.<\/p>\n<p>At the time I was fully employed, and in my free time I was working as president of the condo board for my home, King Richards Condominium. The condominium association  had problems I should have found before I bought in, but my due diligence consisted of taking the real estate salesman at his word. I wish I had sued the real estate agent for lying to me and moved elsewhere.  The condo association was bankrupt, and the buildings infested with termites and in need<br \/>\nof capital improvements,  new roofs, siding, and drainage issues. And there was no money set aside for repairs.  Heck the condo board couldn&#8217;t even pay the utility bills.  I tackled all the major problems, solved those problems and made enemies along the way.  The management company Evergreen Management was created and owned by the Ducharme family, wasn&#8217;t happy that I insisted on quotes from outside contractors and I didn&#8217;t rely on the Ducharme&#8217;s short list of approved vendors.<br \/>\nEvergreen Realty was William, Tom and Robert Ducharme with legal advice coming from Robert Ducharme.  While I was sitting in the county jail with time on my hands I started asking around and I found out that the Rockingham County prosecuting attorney, was Robert Ducharme the brother of William and Tom, a pair of men that I had regular financial battles with as president of King Richard Condominium.  I was costing the Ducharme brothers profit with my insistence on quotes from outside contractors as I fulfilled my fiduciary duties to the owners of King Richard Condominium.  What a great way to discredit me and get me out of the picture!<\/p>\n<p>I filed a complaint with the professional conduct committee and they wrote telling me they found nothing wrong with Robert Ducharme&#8217;s actions and included the warning that I&#8217;d be held in contempt of court if I told anyone of their decision.  I was saddened but not surprised by this point.  We have the best justice system that money can buy in this country.<\/p>\n<p>This is a rough first draft and will be re-written and edited for clarity. This is a true account of events.<strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Felony Conviction and Conflict of Interest. 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