NH Supreme Court dismisses latest Pamela Smart petition | New Hampshire Public Radio
The justices said it would violate the separation of powers if it ruled on whether the state Executive Council should reconsider denying Smart's hearing request.
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The justices said it would violate the separation of powers if it ruled on whether the state Executive Council should reconsider denying Smart's hearing request.
New Hampshire’s Supreme Court rejected the latest attempt to get a sentence reduction for Pamela Smart, who was convicted of plotting with her teen lover to have her husband killed in 1990.
Pamela Smart's latest attempt to seek a reduction in her life sentence has been turned away by New Hampshire’s highest court. The justices said it would violate the separation of
Smart's most recent attempt to secure a sentence reduction hearing was dismissed. She has already served over 30 years of a life sentence.
New Hampshire's highest court on Wednesday turned away the latest attempt to get a sentence reduction for Pamela Smart, who is serving life in prison for plotting with her teenage lover to have her husband killed in 1990.