Crystal Sorey, the biological mother of Harmony Montgomery, speaks to the media after the verdict of guilty on all charges was read at the Adam Montgomery murder trial.
Manchester Police Chief Allen Aldenberg, right, addresses the media about the murder conviction of Adam Montgomery. The jury returned guilty verdicts on all charges in the case surrounding the murder and disappearance of Harmony Montgomery.
Judge Amy Messer speaks to prosecutors and the defense attorneys Thursday about a question that the jurors had during their deliberations. Shortly after, they returned the verdict of guilty on all charges that Adam Montgomery faced.
Crystal Sorey, the biological mother of Harmony Montgomery, speaks to the media after the verdict of guilty on all charges was read at the Adam Montgomery trial.
Crystal Sorey, the biological mother of Harmony Montgomery, speaks to the media after the verdict of guilty on all charges was read at the Adam Montgomery murder trial.
Jeffrey Hastings
Crystal Sorey, the biological mother of Harmony Montgomery, speaks to the media after the verdict of guilty on all charges was read at the Adam Montgomery murder trial.
Jeffrey Hastings
Manchester Police Chief Allen Aldenberg, right, addresses the media about the murder conviction of Adam Montgomery. The jury returned guilty verdicts on all charges in the case surrounding the murder and disappearance of Harmony Montgomery.
Jeffrey Hastings
Judge Amy Messer speaks to prosecutors and the defense attorneys Thursday about a question that the jurors had during their deliberations. Shortly after, they returned the verdict of guilty on all charges that Adam Montgomery faced.
Jeffrey Hastings
Crystal Sorey, the biological mother of Harmony Montgomery, speaks to the media after the verdict of guilty on all charges was read at the Adam Montgomery trial.
A Hillsborough County jury Thursday found Adam Montgomery guilty of killing his 5-year-old daughter, Harmony.
Montgomery, 34, was also found guilty on charges of second-degree assault, abuse of a corpse, falsifying evidence and witness tampering.
The verdicts came after a 10-day trial that began on Feb. 7.
The jury of 10 women and two men issued its verdict after meeting for two days.
Montgomery was not present as the foreman read the verdicts for all five charges. He has not appeared in person since the first day of jury selection.
The second-degree murder charge carries a maximum sentence of life in prison.
About an hour before returning their verdict, the jury requested clarification on a legal question. On a yellow legal piece of paper the jury wrote, ”How does the court define ‘consciously disregarded?’”
Lawyers gathered briefly before noon to meet with Judge Amy Messer. The jury did not enter the courtroom.
Messer pointed to the legal definition of the mental state “recklessly.”
“You should use your common sense and judgment in considering the ordinary usage of the terms,” Messer wrote in an order.
No additional instruction was provided to the jury.
