The capital murder prosecution of Michael Addison in New Hampshire will cost the state at least $978,000 in its first stage. Attorney General Kelly A. Ayotte estimates that there are about eight lawyers working on Addison’s case from her office. The state has been allocated $420,000 for the four new staff members along with other office costs, to prosecute Addison. The $420,000 does not include the costs of salaried state prosecutors who are helping to prepare the case and litigating pre-trial issues. The New Hampshire Public Defender Office, which represents Addison, is expected to have spent about $530,000 by the end of its fiscal year in June. This figure represents attorney salaries, investigations and research, as well as general office costs. Additional costs are likely to arise before the trial takes place in September. Costs for forensic experts and other services have totalled about $28,000 and are likely to double.
(“$978,000 allocated in death penalty case,” by Kathryn Marchocki, New Hampshire Union Leader, February 4, 2008). See Costs. New Hampshire has no one on death row and has had no executions since 1939.
