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A former Derry millionaire facing the death penalty if convicted for allegedly orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot will stand trial just weeks before the man accused of killing a Manchester police officer goes on trial.

Brooks' lawyers want trial before Addison


The Manchester Police Athletic League community center was renamed in honor of the patrolman who was gunned down in the center city last October.

Later, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats retired Briggs' badge number during an emotional pre-game ceremony at MerchantsAuto.com Stadium.

Special Report: Officer Michael Briggs slain
Video Slideshow: Memorial for Officer Briggs
Special Report: Officer Bruce McKay slain
Photo Gallery: Sales benefit daughter of fallen officer

Opinion

Attorney General Kelly Ayotte and her team worked hard to bring justice for Officer Michael Briggs, and their effort deserves the appreciation of the public at large.

The couple claims in the lawsuit that untrained town employees assigned as flag wavers caused a 30-foot tree branch to crash onto the roof and front windshield of their car in May 2008.

Updated, 7:29 a.m. Flames shot 30 to 40 feet into the air as firefighters battled to put out a two-alarm blaze last night in a three-story building on Main Street. Fire crews are back on the scene this morning to put out flames that flared up again.

Ledger Transcript video of Antrim fire

Southern New Hampshire Medical Center and Premier Medical Staffing Inc. are paying the U.S. government a total of $123,400 to resolve allegations they employed a nurse who was excluded from participating in federal health care programs.

The Briggs murder

His lawyers say the jury selection process was flawed and the jurors were supplied with inflammatory information.

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Prosecutors state their case before the Supreme Court in a death sentence for killing a police officer.

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A published report has alluded to the notion that the jury voted for the death penalty improperly.



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Michael Addison's uncle, Lemont Addison, wipes his tears while testifying in the penalty phase of Michael Addison's trial yesterday. (BOB LAPREE)

Defense witnesses say the man who murdered a Manchester policeman faced emotional challenges.

AP: This morning's testimony by Addison's grandmother
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The first day of the sentencing phase of Michael Addison's capital murder trial was filled with tears: from Michael Briggs' widow, Laura; from prosecutor Jeffery Strelzin; from an alternate juror; and from many Briggs family members and friends. Even Addison, who fatally shot the 35-year-old Manchester police officer, displayed emotion at one point.

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The sentencing phase of Michael Addison's capital murder trial for killing a Manchester police officer begins today

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The presiding judge ruled that the statement, which was not allowed at trial, was "replete with lies'' and could mislead the jury.

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