New Hampshire AG Seeks Dismissal of Pamela Smart Petition to Overturn 1991 Murder Conviction
Smart argues jurors were misled by trial transcripts and media coverage, while the state says her legal claims lack relevance.
- The New Hampshire Attorney General's Office is asking a judge to dismiss Pamela Smart's latest effort to overturn her conviction in her husband's murder trial more than 30 years ago, arguing her legal claims lack relevance.
- Smart filed a petition in January claiming certain evidence misled jurors during her 1991 trial, with her attorneys arguing that transcripts of audio recordings may have biased jurors' interpretation through expectation bias.
- Prosecutors relied on transcripts of audio tapes as key evidence; law professor Daniel Pi of University of New Hampshire noted jurors were instructed the audio itself was authoritative, not the transcripts.
- Smart's attorney Matthew Zernhelt responded that the original trial contained "meaningfully little evidence" and that evidence used "was effectively manufactured," while the Attorney General's Office declined further comment.
- Smart remains serving life without parole as legal experts assess this litigation may favor the state's position, though the petition also raises concerns about extensive media coverage's influence on the original case.
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New Hampshire AG seeks dismissal of Pamela Smart petition to overturn 1991 murder conviction
The New Hampshire Attorney General's Office is asking a judge to dismiss Pamela Smart's latest effort to overturn her conviction in her husband's murder trial more than 30 years ago.
State Asks Court To Dismiss Pam Smart’s Latest Bid for Freedom
By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.orgCONCORD – The state has asked the court to dismiss Pam Smart’s latest bid to get out of prison, a habeas corpus petition arguing she was convicted based on dodgy tape recordings of conversations with one of the prosecution’s key witnesses. “Tellingly, (Smart) fails to explain the legal relevance of the centerpiece of her habeas petition, viz., a study manufactured specifically for her case concerning transcripts of t…
State seeks dismissal of Pamela Smart petition to overturn 1991 murder conviction
The New Hampshire Attorney General's Office is asking a judge to dismiss Pamela Smart's latest effort to overturn her conviction in her husband's murder trial more than 30 years ago.
Prosecutors ask court to dismiss Pamela Smart's habeas corpus petition
State prosecutors filed a motion Tuesday opposing Pamela Smart’s latest efforts to overturn her conviction in her husband’s murder on a claim that jurors were misled during her trial three
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