A man who was sentenced as a teenager to more than five decades in prison after police shot his friend was resentenced today to 30 years behind bars.
LaKeith Smith was just 15 when he and his friends burglarized several homes in Millbrook. During the crimes, police responded and fatally shot Smith’s friend, 16-year-old A’Donte Washington.In 2018, at the age of 19, he was sentenced
Smith’s lawyer, Leroy Maxwell Jr., said the outcome of Tuesday’s resentencing hearing wasn’t what he wanted. “Today doesn’t feel like justice,” he said.Smith’s charges stem from crimes committed in February 2015. Prosecutors said at the time thatto a call at a home on Clearview Lane on Feb. 25, 2015 and that, when officers arrived, they found one suspect with a firearm sitting inside a vehicle.
Washington’s mother, Vernice Washington, said in an affidavit filed in court records that she never held Smith culpable for her son’s death. “I was willing and available to testify to my preference as A’Donte’s mother that LaKeith Smith should not serve any time for the death of my son,” she said.
Smith’s new legal team said the interaction showed a “appearance of a lack of impartiality,” from the judge. Supporters flocked to the resentencing hearing on Tuesday afternoon at the Elmore County Courthouse and appeared on ashowing their support. Maxwell addressed the crowd following the hearing.
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