EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA  November 9, 2013  NH ruling
on death row convict not the last word  The Eagle-Tribune  ----
— CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Supreme Court’s ruling
this week that upheld the conviction and sentence of the state’s
only death row convict is far from the last word.  The court
will next review the fairness of Michael Addison’s death
sentence by comparing it to cases in other states where jurors
had to reach life-or-death verdicts on convicted cop killers.
Defense attorney David Rothstein said Friday he doesn’t
anticipate arguments to happen before 2015 and Senior Attorney
General Jeffery Strelzin said there is still much more work to
do before the appeal wraps up.  The justices unanimously upheld
Addison’s conviction for gunning down Manchester police officer
Michael Briggs in 2006. The court also upheld the
constitutionality of his sentence, saying the jury was not
swayed by passion or prejudice. The ruling marked the first time
the New Hampshire high court had revie