Lawmakers again consider giving convicts more time to prove their innocence

By: William Skipworth

Outlets: NH Bulletin

Published: April 20, 2026

Words: 790

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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New Hampshire state law allows convicts three years to request a new trial. After that, they lose the right. That’s true even if new evidence contradicting their guilt emerges. However, New Hampshire lawmakers are considering eliminating that three-year deadline, a measure proponents believe will help wrongfully convicted prisoners regain their freedom.

During that debate, lawmakers heard from Jeffrey Scott Hornoff. Hornoff, a former Rhode Island police officer, was convicted of first-degree murder in 1996 and …

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