A New Hampshire Supreme Court justice has submitted a plea in a case in which she was accused of using her political power to influence a criminal investigation into her husband.
State Supreme Court Associate Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi was convicted after pleading no contest to one count of criminal solicitation of misuse of position, a misdemeanor, state Attorney General John Formella announced in a press release on Tuesday. With a no contest plea, a defendant does not admit guilt but acknowledges there is likely enough evidence to convict.
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The case in Merrimack County involved Marconi's husband, Division of Ports and Harbors Director Geno