Former U.S. senator Kelly Ayotte, who prosecuted Michael Addison, angered by death penalty repeal [View all]

Former U.S. senator Kelly Ayotte (R) reacted swiftly Thursday after state senators voted 16-8 to repeal the death penalty in New Hampshire and overturn Gov. Chris Sununu’s veto.

“Very disappointed and angry that the NH senate failed to sustain the Governor’s veto of the death penalty repeal,” Ayotte wrote on Twitter. “Police killer Michael Addison is the happiest about their vote today.”

As the state’s attorney general in 2007, Ayotte was the lead prosecutor in the case of Michael Addison, who killed Manchester police Officer Michael Briggs in 2006 and is the state’s only inmate on death row. While the bill ending capital punishment is not retroactive, its opponents argue Addison eventually will see his sentence converted to life in prison.

“NH senators chose to give Addison a pass for killing Officer Michael Briggs. Sad day for public safety in NH,” Ayotte tweeted.

Read more: https://www.concordmonitor.com/Ayotte-prosecutor-in-capital-murder-case-angered-by-repeal-25942788