New Hampshire Supreme Court’s Reconsideration of Cop Killer’s Death Sentence Exposes Legal and Moral Confusion

In a move that raises serious questions about justice and public safety, New Hampshire’s highest court has agreed to hear an appeal from Michael Addison, the state’s sole death row inmate convicted of killing Manchester Police Officer Michael Briggs in 2006. This surprising legal development flies in the face of previous rulings that upheld Addison’s death sentence—a sentence deemed appropriate for such a cold-blooded murder. Yet, after New Hampshire lawmakers narrowly abolished the death penalty in 2019 amid fears and emotional pleas from victims’ families, the door now opens for courts to reconsider whether Addison should escape execution. Is Justice...