Judge rejects Pamela Smart’s latest bid for freedom, tosses lawsuit seeking new trial

By: Max Sullivan

Outlets: Portsmouth Herald

Published: September 18, 2026

Words: 626

Last Updated: 1 hour, 33 minutes ago

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SEABROOK — A judge has rejected Pamela Smart’s latest bid to overturn her conviction on charges related to the 1990 death of her husband.

Smart filed a court petition in January seeking a new trial and sentencing, arguing among other things that jurors relied on “misleading” recordings to …

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