Supreme Court accepts Woodburn appeal

CONCORD — The state Supreme Court has accepted former state Sen. Jeffrey Woodburn’s appeal of his convictions on misdemeanor charges of domestic violence, simple assault, and criminal mischief.

The court formally accepted the appeal on Aug. 25, just two weeks after Woodburn filed a notice of appeal with the court. The 56-year-old Whitefield man was found guilty of the charges following a July jury trial in Coos County Superior Court and was sentenced to serve 60 days in the House of Correction. He remains out on bail pending his appeal.