Gov. Kelly Ayotte vetoed a bill that would’ve eliminated a three-year deadline for convicts to request a retrial based on new evidence. House Bill 1422 was pushed by the New England Innocence Project, which works to overturn wrongful convictions, and supported by a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers. New Hampshire state law bars convicts from requesting […]
New Hampshire state law allows convicts three years to request a new trial. After that, they lose the right. That’s true even if new evidence contradicting their guilt emerges. However, New Hampshire lawmakers are considering eliminating that three-year deadline, a measure proponents believe will help wrongfully convicted prisoners regain their freedom. During that debate, lawmakers […]
GILFORD — School Superintendent Kirk Beitler is maintaining his innocence following his arrest on assault charges, according to his lawyer.