A New Hampshire convicted of his 5-year-old daughter’s murder a year ago has filed a 101-page appeal of his conviction in the state’s Supreme Court.
Adam Montgomery’s attorneys contended in legal documents that he should have been granted a separate trial for assault charges, asserting that these charges were not related to the death of the young girl. The defense team argued that Montgomery’s estranged wife, who testified in court that she witnessed him assaulting the child, should not have been allowed to give testimony in his trial. According to a report by Boston 25, Harmony Montgomery’s stepmother claimed she saw Montgomery physically harm the little girl after she soiled herself in the back of the car where they resided before the child was found deceased.
Following his conviction in May, Montgomery received a sentence of 45 years to life, a term shorter than the 56 years to life requested by prosecutors. Despite his lack of attendance at most of the trial proceedings, he was mandated by a judge to be present for his sentencing.
During the trial, Kayla Montgomery, Adam Montgomery’s wife, recounted a harrowing incident where he allegedly punched Harmony on December 7, 2019. She detailed how he then proceeded to place the child’s body in a duffel bag, concealing it in various locations such as a restaurant freezer, a shelter ceiling, and an apartment refrigerator. Testifying further, Kayla Montgomery revealed that her husband spent considerable time dismembering the young girl’s body in order to make it compact enough to fit into a small bag that he could carry around before ultimately disposing of the remains.
Lawyers for Adam Montgomery file appeal of murder conviction in his daughter’s death by Boston 25 Desk
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Adam Montgomery admitted disposing of the body but refuses to say where. He has denied killing the girl, however.
Last month, New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services Division of Children, Youth and Families, which gave Adam Montgomery custody of his daughter, moved to have a lawsuit against it dismissed, as CrimeOnline reported. Harmony’s mother, Crystal Sorey, has sued multiple state agencies over the transfer of custody.
