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Merrimack County Superior Court
Coverage of Merrimack County Superior Court in the Nexus archive.
- Pamela Smart claims jurors were misled in case over teen lover's killing of husband, argues for new trial
Pamela Smart is seeking a new trial in her 1990s murder case, arguing prosecutors misled jurors with transcripts containing inaudible words from secretly recorded conversations. A New Hampshire judge has not yet ruled on her habeas corpus petition, which claims the transcripts influenced jurors' interpretation of the recordings.
- Pamela Smart, serving life, seeks a new trial as a New Hampshire judge weighs her latest petition
Pamela Smart, imprisoned for orchestrating her husband's murder in 1990, seeks a new trial as a New Hampshire judge evaluates her petition. Her lawyers argue prosecutors provided jurors with inaccurate transcripts of recordings, influencing the verdict, while the state seeks to dismiss the petition.