Dalton Man Convicted Of Rape Friday, May 14, 2021
Richard Marvin Smith
A Whitfield County jury on Thursday evening returned a verdict finding 53-year-old Richard Marvin Smith of 172 Shirley Way, Dalton, guilty of rape and criminal attempt to commit kidnapping stemming from events occurring on March 30, 2019.
Smith was found not guilty of theft by taking and false imprisonment.
Judge Scott Minter who presided over the trial set sentencing for June 15, at 9 a.m. Smith was represented by attorney Alan Norton, of the Chattanooga law firm Luther Anderson. Assistant District Attorney Mark Higgins presented the case for the State of Georgia and was assisted by Detective Dewayne Holmes of the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office.