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Judge to resentence man convicted after officer shot friend

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — LaKeith Smith was 15 years old when a police officer shot and killed his friend when the teens were caught burglarizing homes in Millbrook, but it was Smith who went to prison for his friend’s death, sentenced to spend decades behind bars. Smith was convicted under Alabama’s felony murder law for 16-year-old A’Donte Washington’s death because he participated in the burglary that brought the officers to the scene. He was …

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Man sentenced to 30 years after police officer shot friend

WETUMPKA, Ala. (AP) — LaKeith Smith was 15 when a police officer shot and killed his friend when the teens were caught burglarizing homes in Alabama, but it is Smith

1 year ago·United States

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Man sentenced to 30 years after police officer shot friend

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press WETUMPKA, Ala. (AP) — A judge reduced the prison sentence from 55 to 30 years for an Alabama man convicted of murder when a police officer shot his friend. LaKeith Smith was 15 when a police officer shot and killed his friend when the teens were caught burglarizing homes in Alabama. Circuit Judge Sibley Reynolds handed down the new sentence after a lengthy court hearing. While the decision was a sentence reductio…

1 year ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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Man sentenced to 30 years after police officer shot friend

1 year ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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Winnipeg Free Press

Judge to resentence man convicted after officer shot friend

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — LaKeith Smith was 15 years old when a police officer shot and killed his friend when the teens were caught burglarizing homes in Millbrook, but it […]

1 year ago·Winnipeg, Canada

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MY Northwest

Judge to resentence man convicted after officer shot friend

1 year ago·Tacoma, United States

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San Diego Union Tribune

Judge to resentence man convicted after officer shot friend

Judge to resentence man convicted after officer shot friend KIM CHANDLER March 21, 2023 LaKeith Smith was 15 years old when a police officer shot and killed his friend when the teens were caught burglarizing homes in Millbrook, but it was Smith who went to prison for his friend's death, sentenced to spend decades behind bars. Smith was convicted under Alabama's felony murder law for 16-year-old ADonte Washingtons death because h…

1 year ago·San Diego, United States

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