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New Hampshire Supreme Court to Hear Death Row Inmate’s Appeal for Life Sentence
The New Hampshire Supreme Court will reconsider Michael Addison's death sentence after the state abolished capital punishment in 2019 by a 279-88 House vote, his attorneys said.
- The New Hampshire Supreme Court will hear Michael Addison's appeal regarding his death sentence, as he is the only death row inmate in New England.
- Addison was convicted of capital murder for killing Officer Briggs in 2006 during a domestic disturbance call.
- New Hampshire abolished the death penalty in 2019, but concerns remain that it may affect Addison's sentence.
- Governor Kelly Ayotte stated commuting Addison's sentence would be an injustice to Officer Briggs' family and law enforcement.
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NH Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Cop Killer's Death Row Appeal
Nearly two decades after Michael Addison gunned down Manchester Police Officer Michael Briggs, the New Hampshire Supreme Court has agreed to hear Addison’s latest appeal — one that could determine whether he remains the state’s lone death row inmate. Addison, now 45, was convicted of capital murder in 2008 and sentenced to death for the October 2006 killing of Briggs. He has exhausted multiple rounds of appeals, with the state’s high court repea…
State's Only Death Row Inmate Granted New Hearing
New Hampshire's only inmate on death row has been granted a rare opportunity to plead his case for a life sentence before the state's highest court. In a brief single-page order handed down Monday, New Hampshire's Supreme Court agreed to hear the appeal of Michael Addison, 45, who killed Manchester...
NH Supreme Court to hear case of only person on death row in New England
Michael Addison shot and killed a Manchester police officer almost two decades ago. His lawyers argue that the state should not be permitted to execute him since lawmakers abolished capital punishment in 2019.
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New Hampshire Supreme Court to hear death row inmate’s appeal for life sentence
New Hampshire’s only inmate on death row has been granted a rare opportunity to plead his case for a life sentence before the state’s highest court. In a brief single-page order handed down Monday, New Hampshire’s Supreme Court agreed to hear the appeal of Michael Addison, 45, who killed Manchester Officer Michael Briggs in 2006. The decision is a surprising development in a case where the court had repeatedly denied reconsidering Addison’s deat…
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