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Why didn't Donald Smith plead guilty to Cherish Perrywinkle's murder?
"...So, why did Donald Smith bother to go through with a trial instead of pleading guilty?
Action News Jax Law and Safety Expert Dale Carson said there could be a legal strategy behind it.
If you want to appeal the conduct of the police, or the prosecutor, or even your own defense attorney, you have to go through a trial. Because when you plead, you waive those particular rights, said Carson.
As a former FBI agent, Carson spent decades exploring the criminal mind.
Carson said Smith may have wanted to go through with the trial because he enjoyed the attention.
He is able to relive his entire crime. He gets to see crime scene photographs. He gets to see medical examiner photographs, said Carson.
Carson said Smith likely felt powerful and in control when he watched witnesses and jurors emotional responses.
Donald Smith has played us in a way that is rather extraordinary. Because everyone in the community who saw or participated in this is just absolutely horrified. So, in that narrow context, he wins, said Carson...."
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/l...ilty-to-cherish-perrywinkles-murder/700016858
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In his own words: Why Donald Smith wants the death penalty
"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - From almost the moment he was arrested, Donald Smith saw his conviction coming and feared what might follow.
Smith, 61, wants the death penalty, not a life sentence. He told his mother as much when she visited him in jail in July 2013.
He said he couldnt go to prison because he would be raped and murdered there, according to a police report. Death Row, on the other hand, meant his death would be simple, happy and peaceful....
Smith made his intentions known to his mother during a July 19, 2013, visitation. He said he needed a book -- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders -- to find out if he qualified for treatment.
Its a one-shot deal, he told his mother. I need to know what I have.
Beyond that, Smith made one thing clear: Death Row was the best outcome. .."
https://www.news4jax.com/news/donal...smith-wants-death-penalty-cherish-perrywinkle
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"...So, why did Donald Smith bother to go through with a trial instead of pleading guilty?
Action News Jax Law and Safety Expert Dale Carson said there could be a legal strategy behind it.
If you want to appeal the conduct of the police, or the prosecutor, or even your own defense attorney, you have to go through a trial. Because when you plead, you waive those particular rights, said Carson.
As a former FBI agent, Carson spent decades exploring the criminal mind.
Carson said Smith may have wanted to go through with the trial because he enjoyed the attention.
He is able to relive his entire crime. He gets to see crime scene photographs. He gets to see medical examiner photographs, said Carson.
Carson said Smith likely felt powerful and in control when he watched witnesses and jurors emotional responses.
Donald Smith has played us in a way that is rather extraordinary. Because everyone in the community who saw or participated in this is just absolutely horrified. So, in that narrow context, he wins, said Carson...."
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/l...ilty-to-cherish-perrywinkles-murder/700016858
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In his own words: Why Donald Smith wants the death penalty
"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - From almost the moment he was arrested, Donald Smith saw his conviction coming and feared what might follow.
Smith, 61, wants the death penalty, not a life sentence. He told his mother as much when she visited him in jail in July 2013.
He said he couldnt go to prison because he would be raped and murdered there, according to a police report. Death Row, on the other hand, meant his death would be simple, happy and peaceful....
Smith made his intentions known to his mother during a July 19, 2013, visitation. He said he needed a book -- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders -- to find out if he qualified for treatment.
Its a one-shot deal, he told his mother. I need to know what I have.
Beyond that, Smith made one thing clear: Death Row was the best outcome. .."
https://www.news4jax.com/news/donal...smith-wants-death-penalty-cherish-perrywinkle
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