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Update!
Friday, October 29th:
*Trial continues (Day 5)-VERDICT REACHED! (all charges) (@ 9:30am ET) - VA – Larkin Carter Carr (4) (Nov. 12, 2018, Norfolk, died of blunt force trauma to the abdomen and had between 80 to 90 bruises on his body ) – for *Hank Larkin Smith, Jr. aka Hank Hill Smith, Sr. (40/now 42) “father” arrested (5/19/19), charged (5/3/19), arraigned (1/2/20) & indicted (3/24/20) with 1 count of felony child abuse. Charged (12/18/19) & arraigned (1/2/20) with 1 count of felony homicide. Indicted & charged (3/4/20) & arraigned (6/16/20) with felony murder, child abuse, child neglect & child cruelty. Held without bond. Bond changed (1/15/20) to $25K. Was out on bond before homicide charges were filed. Plead not guilty. Bond granted (2/4/20). Bond revoked (10/29/21).
Trial began on 10/25/21 (thru 10/29/21). Jury: 10 men & 2 women.
Court info from 1/2/20 thru 10/22/21 & Trial Day 1-4 (10/25/21-10/28/21) reference post #147 here:
VA - Larkin Carter Carr, 4, beaten to death, Norfolk, 12 Nov 2018 *Arrests*
10/29/21 Friday, Trial Day 5: After about 4 hours of deliberation the jury found Smith guilty of felony homicide along with three related child abuse & neglect charges. Smith faces five to 40 years on the murder charge alone. He had been out on bond until the trial, but judge Jerrauld Jones revoked the bond Friday saying Smith was a flight risk & a danger. His sentencing is set for 1/14/22.
*Catherine Louise Seals (35/now 38) – Plead guilty to felony homicide & child abuse/neglect. Will receive 21 years in prison. Pre-Sentencing report hearing on 3/27/20 has been rescheduled on 6/2/21. And Pre-sentencing report on 12/10/21.
*Robert Bolsinger-Hartshorn (14/now 17) – Pretrial hearing on 1/31/22. Trial starts on 2/1/22.
Friday, October 29th:
*Trial continues (Day 5)-VERDICT REACHED! (all charges) (@ 9:30am ET) - VA – Larkin Carter Carr (4) (Nov. 12, 2018, Norfolk, died of blunt force trauma to the abdomen and had between 80 to 90 bruises on his body ) – for *Hank Larkin Smith, Jr. aka Hank Hill Smith, Sr. (40/now 42) “father” arrested (5/19/19), charged (5/3/19), arraigned (1/2/20) & indicted (3/24/20) with 1 count of felony child abuse. Charged (12/18/19) & arraigned (1/2/20) with 1 count of felony homicide. Indicted & charged (3/4/20) & arraigned (6/16/20) with felony murder, child abuse, child neglect & child cruelty. Held without bond. Bond changed (1/15/20) to $25K. Was out on bond before homicide charges were filed. Plead not guilty. Bond granted (2/4/20). Bond revoked (10/29/21).
Trial began on 10/25/21 (thru 10/29/21). Jury: 10 men & 2 women.
Court info from 1/2/20 thru 10/22/21 & Trial Day 1-4 (10/25/21-10/28/21) reference post #147 here:
VA - Larkin Carter Carr, 4, beaten to death, Norfolk, 12 Nov 2018 *Arrests*
10/29/21 Friday, Trial Day 5: After about 4 hours of deliberation the jury found Smith guilty of felony homicide along with three related child abuse & neglect charges. Smith faces five to 40 years on the murder charge alone. He had been out on bond until the trial, but judge Jerrauld Jones revoked the bond Friday saying Smith was a flight risk & a danger. His sentencing is set for 1/14/22.
*Catherine Louise Seals (35/now 38) – Plead guilty to felony homicide & child abuse/neglect. Will receive 21 years in prison. Pre-Sentencing report hearing on 3/27/20 has been rescheduled on 6/2/21. And Pre-sentencing report on 12/10/21.
*Robert Bolsinger-Hartshorn (14/now 17) – Pretrial hearing on 1/31/22. Trial starts on 2/1/22.
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