因1990年策划杀害丈夫而被定罪的帕梅拉·斯玛特向新罕布什尔州法院提交请愿书，寻求推翻其终身监禁判决。[1]斯玛特的律师马修·泽恩赫尔特主张，庭审录音的转录文本存在严重错误，导致陪审团产生认知偏差，并违反了被告人的宪法权利。[1]泽恩赫尔特援引法医研究数据支持这一论点。[1]
梅里马克县高等法院法官詹姆斯·肯尼迪已听取控辩双方的意见，计划在未来30至60天内作出裁决。[1]
新罕布什尔州检控部门则要求驳回该请愿。[1]助理检察官约翰·德伦南表示，斯玛特的主张缺乏事实依据，她试图将人身保护令程序作为上诉程序的替代手段。[1]
斯玛特在1月提交了这份人身保护令救济请愿书。[1]此前，新罕布什尔州州长凯莱·艾奥特去年曾拒绝了斯玛特再次申请减刑听证的要求。[1]
Pamela Smart, imprisoned since 1990 for orchestrating her husband's murder, has submitted a petition to a New Hampshire court seeking to overturn her conviction and secure a new trial. [1]
Smart filed for habeas corpus relief in January, arguing that inaccurate trial transcript transcriptions violated her constitutional rights and influenced the jury's decision-making. [1] Her attorney, Matthew Zernhelt, contended that providing incorrect transcripts created cognitive bias among jurors and cited forensic research to support this claim. [1]
The state has pushed back against her petition, with Assistant Attorney General John Drennan asserting that Smart's arguments lack factual support and that she is attempting to use habeas corpus proceedings as a substitute for the appellate process. [1]
Merrimack County Superior Court Judge James Kennedy heard arguments from both sides and indicated he will issue a decision within 30 to 60 days. [1]
This latest petition comes after New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte rejected Smart's request for a commutation hearing last year. [1]