GUILTY FL - Cherish Perrywinkle, 8, Jacksonville, 21 June 2013 #5 *GRAPHIC CONTENT*

[Blef]

I can't even when people go on the addiction as excuse trail. Witch, NO. NO. NO. NO. I am an alcoholic. Friends, I loved that stuff. Truly and relentlessly, for decades. and I did some pretty shady stuff - I degraded myself and others (nothing criminal, just crappy stuff). But you will NEVER hear me once say that oh well, i was drinking so it was cool/excusable/mitigation, whatevs. I can't even. Thank god I haven't had a drink in a looooooong time.

This individual is a sadistic, psychopathic . Don't try and put what he did to that child (and other victims) on substance abuse. That's BS.

I agree, and the self-reported abuse is not a mitigating factor. He was molested and raped, and it traumatised him, and so he decided to rape and molest others? I know some sexually abused people do go on to sexually abuse others, but they are saying it had a profound effect on him. To me that highlights even more that he is a sadistic psychopath as he has no empathy for the children he went on to sexually abuse.

 

[CarolinaMoon]

"Don's" feeling sorry for himself right now.

 

[blue22]

Oh, divert from drugs and back to mommy made me do it.

 

[alexwood]

His criminal behavior started very early, was already incarcerated for auto theft on his 16th or 17th birthday (defense counsel thought it was 17th, witness thought it was 16th).

That must have been the car he then set on fire.

 

[seattlechiquita]

As always, congratulations on your sobriety and for being here to keep us sane!
:grouphug:

I have missed my WS peeps sooooooooo much!!! #workisstupid

 

[alexwood]

Oh, he did not attempt to commit suicide. He likes himself too much. Self-report BS.

 

[blue22]

I feel like this witness has an abnormal amount of disdain for his mother, considering he's on trial for horrifically raping and murdering a child.

 

[chihuahua]

He's muttering to himself

 

[Hraefn]

Suicide attempts:
First attempt was a car accident where he intentionally drove off the road in 1980 (or the 1980s).
Second attempt was while incarcerated.
Third attempt was related to a long term relationship.

 

[borndem]

"Don, excuse me Mr. Smith."

uke:

 

[Spellbound]

I have missed my WS peeps sooooooooo much!!! #workisstupid

O/T ... and you get missed when I don’t see your name pop up in threads! Retire :giggle: ... you can join me in the crazy days of trying to make sense of these trials and tragic cases. Sigh .. there is always another to replace the last one.

 

[borndem]

I'd be willing to bet at least half of the jurors have a childhood tale way worse than poor lil Don's.

Including Cherish.

 

[seattlechiquita]

where are you kids watching the livestream? i'm on law&crime and they mix and match trials. interesting concept but confusing af.

 

[BUF]

Has she missed anything??

 

[seattlechiquita]

He's muttering to himself

up next... he hears voices that made him do it. #rolleyes #isvckathashtags

 

[Hraefn]

where are you kids watching the livestream? i'm on law&crime and they mix and match trials. interesting concept but confusing af.

https://lawandcrime.com/live-trials/live-trials-current/donald-smith/watch-live-donald-smith-trial/

The comments in the box are not always about this trial but the live feed is.

 

[Spellbound]

where are you kids watching the livestream? i'm on law&crime and they mix and match trials. interesting concept but confusing af.

I’m following on Law and Crime with no problem https://lawandcrime.com/live-trials/live-trials-current/donald-smith/watch-live-donald-smith-trial/
but you can also try
https://wildabouttrial.com/live-streaming/donald-smith-trial-live-stream/

 

[blue22]

"He did not seek medical treatment, because he was trying to kill himself."

That...that...makes no sense.

 

[BUF]

Are we getting photos now...ahhhh....please!!

 

[Jax49]

This feed is working well:

http://www.crimeonline.com/2018/02/...h-for-the-rape-murder-of-cherish-perrywinkle/