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Court upholds death sentence for man convicted of raping and killing 8-year-old Cherish Perrywinkle The Florida Supreme Court rejected all 5 points raised in Donald Smith s automatic appeal, completing the first step in what will likely be a long appeals process. Author: Anne Schindler Updated: 11:32 PM EDT April 22, 2021 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. A man sentenced to death in a high-profile kidnapping and murder case will not have his conviction overturned. The Florida Supreme Court denied Donald Smith’s appeal of his 2018 conviction for the 2013 kidnapping, rape and murder of 8-year-old Cherish Perrywinkle. Smith was convicted after just 19 minutes of jury deliberation in the guilt phase of the trial, and 12 jurors unanimously recommended death in the penalty phase. ....
Zimmerman did not shoot trayvon martin because he had to. he shot him for the worst of all reasons, because he wanted to. there are the photos, the injury injuries on zimmerman s head. did or didn t trayvon martin slam zimmerman s head against the sidewalk as he claims? the expert witness, dr. valerie rao is an expert who studied the images. using your definition of slamming, are the injuries to the back of the defendant s head consistent with having been repeatedly slammed into a concrete surface? no. graphic, blown-up photos of martin s lifeless body face down, his legs and sneakers peeking out from under a yellow blanket. these and others shown to the court. the jurors were visibly disturbed and martin s father, ....
Keep us in check with one another. for example, let me tell you about a florida law that this jury will listen to when evaluating testimony, the police officer, valerie rao, and others, this is what the judge will tell this jury in weighing the evidence. did the witness have an opportunity to see and hear what they re testifying about? think about the witnesses that testified. did the witness have an interest in the outcome of the case? think about that. do you think rachel had an interest in the outcome of this case? i m not saying it s a racial issue, it s a plain credibility issue. you have to examine what the law is. got to leave it there. thank you both very much indeed. this debate will keep going. there are aspects of this case that sound familiar to my next guest. he was a prosecutor in the o.j. ....
Along with a top foreencic scientist. but first, martin savidge sets the stage. reporter: prosecutors switched from using george zimmerman s friends against him to using his injuries. the injuries to the defendant s back of the head consistent with repeatedly being slammed into a concrete surface. no. reporter: a medical examiner testified that zimmerman s wounds were not life threatening. the key reason zimmerman is given for shooting trayvon martin. how would you classify the injuries to the defendant s head? they were not life threatening. they were very insignificant. they did not require any sutures to be applied to mr. zimmerman. so i would refer to them insignificant injuries. reporter: on cross-examination, the defense attorney mark o mara implied valerie rao owed her job to the special prosecutor in the zimmerman case. ....