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District Court Report

Key to Abbreviations

HIF=head injury assessment fee
OUI-liquor or .08%=operating motor
vehicle w/percentage, by weight, of alcohol in blood of .08 or greater or whileunder the influence of intoxicating liquor
PSF=monthly probation supervision fee
VDD=victims of drunk driving trust fund fee
VW=victim witness assessment fee

Posted April 27, 2006

March 31, 2006
Ednaldo Freire, possession of class D drug (marijuana): six months pretrial probation; possession of class B drug (cocaine): six months pretrial probation.

April 3, 2006
James G. Scanlan, assault and battery, intimidating a witness: continued to April 12 pretrial conference.

April 4, 2006
Stephen W. Moore, OUI-liquor or .08% third offense: found guilty by jury trial, two years in house of corrections, 180 days committed, balance suspended for two years, two years probation, must pay $250 HIF, $50 VDD, $50 VW, and $65 PSF; operating motor vehicle with suspended license: guilty, 10 days in house of corrections committed, concurrent with count one; registration not in possession: not responsible; possession of open container of alcohol in motor vehicle: not responsible.

April 5, 2006
Laura Burr, abandoned motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs.

Patrick J. Delaney, possession of a hypodermic: six months pretrial probation; possession of class A drug (heroin): six months pretrial probation; possession of chemical mace without a firearms identification card: continued without finding for six months, must pay $50 VW and $65 PSF.

Patrick J. Delaney, uninsured motor vehicle: six months pretrial probation; operating motor vehicle with suspended registration: six months pretrial probation; registration not in possession: six months pretrial probation.

Edward Hill Jr., possession of class A drug (heroin), possession of class B drug (cocaine), possession of class B drug (seboxyn), possession of class E drug: continued to April 21 pretrial conference.

Reginaldo J. Merlim, no motor vehicle inspection/sticker: responsible, must pay $50 fine; unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours community service; speeding in violation of special regulations: responsible, must pay $50 fine and $50 surfine.

Daniel T. Tsankov, failure to stop/yield: not responsible; OUI-liquor or .08% second offense: amended to OUI-liquor or .08% on April 5, 2006, guilty, one year probation, must pay $375 fine, $75 surfine, $250 HIF, $50 VDD, $50 VW, and $65 PSF, and complete 48 hours community service; negligent operation of motor vehicle: dismissed.

April 6, 2006
John J. McCormick, larceny over $250: dismissed without prejudice; use of motor vehicle without authority: dismissed without prejudice.

James K. Rolston, OUI-liquor or .08% second offense, negligent operation of motor vehicle, speeding in violation of special regulations: continued to April 27 pretrial conference.

Bradford D. Tucker, number plate violation to conceal identity: dismissed; unregistered motor vehicle: not responsible; uninsured motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs; OUI-liquor or .08%: continued without finding for one year, must attend driver alcohol education program and pay program fee, $250 state fee, 45-day loss of license, must pay $250 HIF, $50 VDD, $50 VW, and $65 PSF; negligent operation of motor vehicle: dismissed; speeding in violation of special regulations: not responsible; possession of class D drug (marijuana): continued without finding for one year.

April 7, 2006
Denise M. Dorsey, assault and battery: continued to May 5 pretrial conference.

Jose Ferreira Jr., unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours community service; no motor vehicle inspection/ sticker: not responsible.

Brett A. Leighton, operating motor vehicle with suspended license: continued to April 14 pretrial conference.

Jason Lemieux, operating motor vehicle with suspended license: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs.

Reid R. MacDuff, larceny by check under $250: to be dismissed upon payment of $50 court costs, restitution previously paid; a second charge of larceny by check under $250: to be dismissed upon payment of court costs in count one, restitution previously paid.

Stephen W. Moore, operating motor vehicle with suspended license subsequent offense: amended on April 7, 2006, to operating motor vehicle with suspended license: guilty, 10 days in house of corrections committed; marked lanes violation: not responsible.

Stephen W. Moore, failure to stop for police: guilty, filed; unregistered motor vehicle: responsible, filed; no motor vehicle inspection/sticker: not responsible; operating motor vehicle with license suspended for OUI: amended on April 7, 2006, to operating motor vehicle with suspended license, guilty, 10 days in house of corrections committed, concurrent with charge above.

Matthew L. Quinn, operating motor vehicle with license revoked as an habitual traffic offender, leaving the scene of property damage: continued to May 12 pretrial conference.

Juan J. Sanchez, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours community service; no motor vehicle inspection/ sticker: not responsible.


When information on arraignments and dispositions on a given date are unavailable as of press time, that information is presented in a future issue.