A judge has ruled that Adam Montgomery, convicted of killing his 5-year-old daughter, must appear in person for his upcoming sentencing after he didn’t attend his trial. Police believe that his daughter, Harmony Montgomery, was killed nearly two years before she was reported missing in 2021. Her body was never found.
Adam Montgomery, with defense attorneys Caroline Smith, far left, and Paige Pihl-Buckley in a Manchester New Hampshire court hearing on Sept. 28, 2022.
State law says that in second-degree murder cases, “The defendant shall personally appear in court when the victim or victim’s next of kin addresses the judge, unless excused by the court.” Messer wrote that the county sheriff's office “shall take all necessary steps” to ensure that Montgomery appears in person.in the state Legislature requiring people charged with serious crimes to be present for the reading of verdicts and at sentencing hearings. The bill passed in the House and awaits action in the Senate.
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