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Ayotte Statement on NH Supreme Court Upholding Death Penalty for Michael Addison

Statement

Date: April 30, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Death Penalty Judicial Branch

U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) released the following statement regarding the New Hampshire Supreme Court's unanimous ruling upholding the death penalty for Michael Addison, who was convicted in 2008 of murdering Manchester police officer Michael Briggs. Ayotte prosecuted the Addison case as New Hampshire's attorney general.

"I believe the New Hampshire Supreme Court made the right decision in upholding the death penalty for Michael Addison. The sentence was the appropriate and just punishment for a violent career criminal who was responsible for the murder of Michael Briggs, a decorated Manchester police officer who dedicated his life to serving the community. My thoughts and prayers continue to be with Officer Briggs' wife Laura, their sons Mitchell and Brian, his parents Lee and Maryann, and the entire Briggs family, as well as the men and women of the Manchester Police Department."


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