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- 1New Hampshire court rejects Addison death sentence appeal▼New Hampshire Supreme Court rejects Michael Addison's petition to review death sentence
The New Hampshire Supreme Court has rejected a petition from Michael Addison seeking review of his death sentence. Addison, the only person on death row in New Hampshire, was sentenced for killing a Manchester police officer in 2006. The state abolished the death penalty in 2019, but the ban was not retroactive, keeping his case controversial.
- 2New Hampshire Supreme Court rejects Addison death sentence review▼NH Supreme Court rejects Addison bid for new review of death sentence
The New Hampshire Supreme Court has rejected Michael Addison's request for a new review of his death sentence. Addison, convicted in the 2006 fatal shooting of Manchester police officer Michael Briggs, remains the only person on death row in New Hampshire, which abolished the death penalty in 2019 but did not apply that retroactively to his case.
- 3NH Supreme Court rejects Michael Addison death sentence appeal▼NH Supreme Court rejects Michael Addison's bid to revisit de...
New Hampshire's highest court has rejected Michael Addison's bid to revisit his death sentence. Addison, the only person on death row in New Hampshire, was convicted for the 2006 fatal shooting of Manchester police officer Michael Briggs. The court's decision closes off his latest attempt to reopen review of the penalty, keeping his capital sentence in place.