Post by Anja on Jun 23, 2006 18:20:09 GMT -5
Jury convicts Smith of capital murder for killing 2
A Harris County jury this morning convicted Demetrius Dwayne Smith in his
capital murder trial.
Smith, 29, had been accused of shooting Tammie Evette Harris and her
11-year-old daughter, Kristina, last year after barging into their home in
Humble.
Prosecutors say Smith was upset after Harris stopped dating him. They
allege that he stormed into her home in the 500 block of International
Village Drive on March 24, 2005, and shot her as she talked on the phone
in her bedroom.
Witnesses testified that Kristina Harris grabbed a knife from the kitchen
to protect herself, but was shot to death in the driveway in front of her
friends as she crouched behind a car with her arms covering her face.
Attorneys on both sides rested their cases Wednesday afternoon. The jury
deliberated for about 90 minutes. The punishment phase of the trial is now
underway.
Prosecutors have said they plan to seek a death sentence.
(source: Houston Chronicle)
A Harris County jury this morning convicted Demetrius Dwayne Smith in his
capital murder trial.
Smith, 29, had been accused of shooting Tammie Evette Harris and her
11-year-old daughter, Kristina, last year after barging into their home in
Humble.
Prosecutors say Smith was upset after Harris stopped dating him. They
allege that he stormed into her home in the 500 block of International
Village Drive on March 24, 2005, and shot her as she talked on the phone
in her bedroom.
Witnesses testified that Kristina Harris grabbed a knife from the kitchen
to protect herself, but was shot to death in the driveway in front of her
friends as she crouched behind a car with her arms covering her face.
Attorneys on both sides rested their cases Wednesday afternoon. The jury
deliberated for about 90 minutes. The punishment phase of the trial is now
underway.
Prosecutors have said they plan to seek a death sentence.
(source: Houston Chronicle)