New_Hampshire_Supreme_Court overturns Adam Montgomery murder conviction

The United States — New Hampshire Supreme Court overturned the second-degree murder conviction of Adam Montgomery>>> for the 2019 death of his 5-year-old daughter, Kirby Montgomery>>>. The court ruled that joining the second-degree murder and second-degree assault charges in the same trial jeopardized Adam Montgomery>>>'s right to a fair trial. While the murder conviction was reversed, the court affirmed his convictions for second-degree assault, falsifying physical evidence, witness tampering, and abuse of a corpse. The case has been remanded for further proceedings, which could include a retrial on a corrected murder charge or proceeding based on the remaining convictions. Jesse O Neill>>>, a former assistant attorney general, commented on the decision, explaining that the strength of the assault charge might have improperly influenced jurors' views on the murder charge, where Kayla Montgomery>>>'s testimony was the primary evidence.