Pamela Smart’s New Trial Push | Concord News

Concord News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 20, 2026 · 1m

Pamela Smart, serving a life sentence since 1991 for her husband’s murder, is pushing for a new trial, claiming prosecutors misled the jury with transcripts that falsely included words like “killed” and “murder”—words never actually heard on the tapes. Her lawyers argue this, along with media bias, flawed jury instructions, and an improperly applied mandatory sentence, warrants a fresh review. The state counters that most claims were already dismissed by courts or could’ve been raised earlier, and that the judge instructed jurors to rely on audio, not text. Smart, now 58, will attend remotely…