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Pamela Smart Seeks Habeas Review, State Blocks

7/20/2026

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  • Pamela Smart’s attorneys asked Judge James Kennedy to let her habeas petition proceed despite the state’s motion to dismiss.
  • State lawyers say the petition is barred because the issues were already decided by the New Hampshire Supreme Court.
  • Smart’s lawyers claim trial transcripts contain inaudible words that may have misled the jury.
  • Governor Kelly Ayotte rejected Smart’s request for a council hearing, saying the case was not worthy of review.