Pamela Smart, serving life, seeks a new trial as a New Hampshire judge weighs her latest petition
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This image taken from video provided by Merrimack County Superior Court in Concord, N.H., shows Pamela Smart appearing remotely from Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women in Bedford Hills, N.Y., during a hearing related to her petition for a new trial, Monday, July 20, 2026, in Concord, N.H. (Merrimack County Superior Court via AP)FILE - Pamela Smart answers questions from the defense in her murder conspiracy trial, March 18, 1991, in Rockingham County Superior Court in Exeter, N.H. (AP Photo/Jon Pierre Lasseigne, File)Merrimack Superior Court Judge James Kennedy listens during a hearing for Pamela Smart, who is serving life in prison for orchestrating the murder of her husband by her teenage student, at the Merrimack Superior Court in Concord, N.H., Monday, July 20, 2026. (Grace Chai/Seacoast Media via AP, Pool)Members of the New Hampshire Solicitor General's office speak at a hearing for Pamela Smart, who is serving life in prison for orchestrating the murder of her husband by her teenage student, at Merrimack Superior Court in Concord, N.H., Monday, July 20, 2026. (Grace Chai/Seacoast Media via AP, Pool)Matthew Zernhelt, an attorney for Pamela Smart, speaks to Merrimack Superior Court Judge James Kennedy during a hearing for Smart, who is serving life in prison for orchestrating the murder of her husband by her teenage student, at the Merrimack Superior Court in Concord, N.H., Monday, July 20, 2026. (Grace Chai/Seacoast Media via AP, Pool)
This image taken from video provided by Merrimack County Superior Court in Concord, N.H., shows Pamela Smart appearing remotely from Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women in Bedford Hills, N.Y., during a hearing related to her petition for a new trial, Monday, July 20, 2026, in Concord, N.H. (Merrimack County Superior Court via AP)
