A new Netflix documentary coming in November will feature Brittany Smith, who pleaded guilty of killing a man she has maintained attacked and raped her in 2018.
Brittany Smith is back in the Jackson County Jail. Chief Deputy Rocky Harnen, of the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, said Smith turned herself in at the jail on Tuesday at
Circuit Judge Jenifer Holt peered across the courtroom as proceedings began. With a stern look, Holt told a TV reporter to cut off her recording device, as no such things are allowed in the courtroom.
Heads bowed, as if mom had spoken. The moral of the story is Judge Holt commanded respect, and you did what she said in her courtroom.
For little girls, and even boys, she will always be a hero. She showed how to bust through a manâs world and stand tall.
She was the cityâs first female attorney, opening her own office. She was the countyâs first, and only, female circuit judge.