Criminal
Jul. 1, 2016
4th District splits, reverses two murder convictions
The Court of Appeals found erroneous jury instructions created a prejudicial error in a duo’s convictions for the 2005 murder of a drug dealer’s 90-year-old grandmother.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In a split decision Wednesday, the 4th District Court of Appeal reversed the convictions of Keisha Renee Smith and Michael Mitchell after finding erroneous jury instructions created a prejudicial error in the duo's convictions for the 2005 murder of a drug dealer's 90-year-old grandmother.
Smith contended the trial court prejudiced the jury by providing instructions that any testimony from a...
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