Judge to resentence man convicted after officer shot friend

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…

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

Sentence reduced for man convicted after friend killed by officer

LaKeith Smith's sentence for his felony murder conviction was reduced to 30 years with time served.

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 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 s…

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

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 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 …