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Pamela Smart, serving life, seeks a new trial as a New Hampshire judge weighs her latest petition
Summary by The Woodlands Editorial Desk · Based on reporting by AP , ABC13 Houston
· July 20, 2026
· 1 min read
Lawyers for Pamela Smart, who's serving life in prison for orchestrating the murder of her husband by her teenage student in 1990, hope that a judge will allow her latest petition for a new trial to move forward.
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Published: July 20, 2026 ·
Source: ABC13 Houston ·
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What is this story about? Lawyers for Pamela Smart, who's serving life in prison for orchestrating the murder of her husband by her teenage student in 1990, hope that a judge will allow her latest petition for a new trial to move forward.
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