The New Hampshire Supreme Court today upheld Michael Addison’s conviction for capital murder of a Manchester police officer but did not pass final judgement on his death sentence, saying additional review is needed, the
Concord Monitor
reports.
In a 243-page ruling released at 1 p.m., the high court affirmed Addison’s conviction for fatally shooting Officer Michael Briggs in October 2006.
But the court said it requires additional time and information before ruling on whether the death sentence was a proportional penalty given other, similar cases.