Legal Opinion
State v. Addison
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided July 9, 2009No. 2008-945PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDuggan, J.
The defendant, Michael Addison, was convicted of capital murder, see RSA 630:1,1(a) (2007), and sentenced to death. His conviction and sentence are now on appeal. See RSA 630:5 (2007). The issue currently before us is whether special appellate rules must be adopted prior to any review of the merits of the appeal.
The record reveals the following procedural posture. On December 18, 2008, a jury recommended that the defendant be sentenced to death. On December 22, 2008, the Superior Court (McGuire, J.) imposed the sentence. On December 31, 2008, we opened the present appeal pursuant to RSA…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- State v. BlandTennessee Supreme Court · 1997
- Pulley v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Proffitt v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by4 opinions
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