The New Hampshire Supreme Court has overturned the second-degree murder conviction of Adam Montgomery. This decision concerns the 2019 death of his daughter, Harmony Montgomery, and is based on legal errors during the trial process.

新罕普希爾州最高法院已撤銷 Adam Montgomery 的二級謀殺定罪。此裁決涉及其女兒 Harmony Montgomery 於 2019 年死亡的案件，並基於審判過程中的法律錯誤。

The court's decision focused on the fact that a murder charge and an assault charge were tried at the same time. The justices emphasized that this combined approach may have prevented the defendant from receiving a fair trial. They noted that while there was strong evidence for the assault, the evidence for the murder was much weaker and relied mostly on one witness. Consequently, the court believed the jury might have used the strong evidence from the assault to assume the defendant was also guilty of murder.

法院的裁決重點在於謀殺指控與襲擊指控被同時審理。法官強調，這種合併處理方式可能妨礙了被告獲得公正審訊的機會。他們指出，雖然襲擊的證據強而有力，但謀殺的證據則弱得多，且主要依賴一名證人。因此，法院認為陪審團可能會利用襲擊案的強烈證據，進而推斷被告同樣犯有謀殺罪。

Regarding the evidence, the court observed that although some testimony suggested the defendant tried to hide the crime, this did not prove he actually killed the victim. Furthermore, the victim's body has never been found. Despite this ruling, the court upheld other convictions for assault, witness tampering, and the abuse of a corpse.

關於證據部分，法院觀察到儘管部分證詞顯示被告試圖掩蓋罪行，但這不能證明他確實殺害了受害者。此外，受害者的屍體至今尚未被發現。儘管有此裁決，法院仍維持襲擊、干擾證人以及虐待屍體的其他定罪。

Finally, the case revealed serious failures in child welfare services, as the girl's disappearance was not reported for two years. Adam Montgomery has a long history of violent crime and remains in prison, serving a 32.5-year sentence for separate gun-related offenses.

最後，此案揭露了兒童福利服務的嚴重失職，因為該女孩失蹤兩年後才被舉報。Adam Montgomery 具有長期的暴力犯罪記錄，目前仍在獄中服刑，因另一宗與槍械相關的罪行被判處 32.5 年監禁。

The murder charge has been sent back to a lower court, and the New Hampshire Department of Justice has stated that it intends to hold a new trial.

謀殺指控已發回下級法院，新罕普希爾州司法部表示打算進行重新審理。