The New Hampshire Supreme Court has reversed a murder conviction against Adam Montgomery, who was accused of killing his 5-year-old daughter Harmony. The court ruled that combining the second-degree murder charge with an assault charge jeopardized Montgomery's right to a fair trial.
Key Takeaways
The New Hampshire Supreme Court reversed Adam Montgomery's murder conviction for his daughter Harmony's death but upheld other charges. The ruling cited a fair trial violation due to combined charges. According to multiple reports: - New Hampshire Supreme Court overturns second-degree murder conviction of Adam Montgomery - Conviction based on the combination of assault and murder charges in one trial - Other convictions, including abuse of corpse, witness tampering, remain - Montgomery sentenced previously for unrelated gun charges
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| Sentence Length | 1 Difference | HuffPost and CBS News report separate sentences; Fox News combines them. | ▼ |
| Court Decision | Broad Agreement | Court overturns murder conviction due to combined charges |
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▼HuffPost and CBS News report separate sentences; Fox News combines them.
Court Decision
Broad AgreementCourt overturns murder conviction due to combined charges
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Montgomery was sentenced in 2024 to a minimum of 56 years in prison for second-degree murder, abuse of corpse, falsifying evidence, witness tampering, and assault. The Supreme Court overturned the most serious charge but allowed other convictions to stand.
The court found that jurors might have improperly inferred that Montgomery killed Harmony based on stronger evidence of an earlier assault. The second-degree murder conviction accounted for 45 years of his sentence, with additional time for unrelated gun charges.
The attorney general’s office has not commented on whether it will retry Montgomery on the murder charge. Meanwhile, prosecutors allege that Montgomery moved Harmony's body to various locations after her death in December 2019. Her body has never been found.
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