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| N.H. gives first death sentence in 49 years |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 12/18/2008 |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE - A jury on Thursday issued New Hampshire's first death sentence in a half century to Michael Addison, who fatally shot a Manchester police officer two years ago. Addison, 28, had no reaction as the Hillsborough County Superior Court jury announced its verdict after about 13 hours of deliberation over four days. The defense said it will appeal. The judge must formally impose the sentence, but cannot change it. New Hampshire hasn't executed anyone since 1939. The last time a New Hampshire court imposed the death penalty was in 1959, but the lives of the two convicted men were spared by a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court ruling. In 2004, a federal judge in Massachusetts, which has no death penalty, ordered convicted killer Gary Sampson executed in New Hampshire, but Sampson is appealing and is being held in Indiana. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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