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Apr. 20—CONCORD — The New Hampshire Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the sentences in two different murder cases, after which a relative complained that racism was behind his Puerto Rican brother receiving a longer sentence than a White defendant. The unrelated cases involved two men who committed murder in the 1990s when each was 17: Eduardo Lopez, who was 17 in March 1991 when he shot and ...

NH Supreme Court upholds resentencing for 2 given life in prison for murder as teens Modified: 4/20/2021 10:21:31 PM CONCORD — The sentences of two men convicted of murder as teenagers decades ago were upheld Tuesday by the New Hampshire Supreme Court, which disagreed with their lawyers that the terms amount to life imprisonment. Robert Dingman, 42, was 17 when he and his 14-year-old brother fatally shot their parents in 1996 in their Rochester home. He was sentenced to mandatory life in pris...

Court upholds sentences for 2 convicted of murder as teens KATHY McCORMACK, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The sentences of two men convicted of murder as teenagers decades ago were upheld Tuesday by the New Hampshire Supreme Court, which disagreed with their lawyers that the terms amount to life imprisonment. Robert Dingman, 42, was 17 when he and his 14-year-old brother fatally shot their parents in 1996 in their Rochester home. He was sentenced to mandatory lif...

New Hampshire considers banning life without parole for juvenile Modified: 3/10/2021 9:44:04 PM CONCORD — New Hampshire juveniles convicted of homicide would no longer be sentenced to life in prison without parole under a bill before a House committee on Wednesday. The bill would bring New Hampshire in line with 23 states and Washington, D.C., that already have enacted similar legislation, said Preston Shipp, senior policy counsel for the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth. The list in...

New Hampshire considers banning life without parole for kids Follow Us Question of the Day By HOLLY RAMER - Associated Press - Wednesday, March 10, 2021 CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire juveniles convicted of homicide would no longer be sentenced to life in prison without parole under a bill before a House committee on Wednesday. The bill would bring New Hampshire in line with 23 states and Washington, D.C., t...

CONCORD — An appellate defender argued in New Hampshire Supreme Court Thursday the Granite State’s judicial system is still illegally preventing juveniles who commit murders a fair chance to one day walk free. Christopher Johnson raised the constitutional question while representing two men in two separate appeals: Robert Dingman and Eduardo Lopez Jr. Dingman and Lopez have each been imprisoned since the 1990s for committing murders as teens — Dingman the 1996 murder of his parents in Roc...

State Supreme Court hears arguments for lower sentences for juveniles convicted of murder © Provided by WMUR Manchester Robert Dingman The New Hampshire Supreme Court is considering how long a juvenile who commits a heinous crime can be sentenced to prison. Oral arguments were heard Thursday in the cases of two murderers who committed those crimes when they were 17. The lawyer for Eduardo Lopez and Robert Dingman said hes not arguing that his clients have a right to be released, but rather t...