Lakeith Smith News Today

MONTGOMERY — In 2015, then 15-year-old LaKeith Smith was arrested in Millbrook on charges of burglary and theft after he and several others broke into an unoccupied home. A neighbor

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Person A: What are you in for? Person B: A cop shot my best friend and I got blamed for it.

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Lakeith Smith has been behind bars since he was 15 years old. He will be there for a quite a while longer, having been convicted of murder in 2018. The catch:…

Lakeith Smith has been behind bars since he was 15 years old, first on murder charges, then on a murder conviction. Prosecutors are certain he didn't kill anyone.

By Robert J. Hansen | Special to The OBSERVER - Family, Friends Of Lakeith Smith Had Hoped For His Release

A 24-year-old Black man who was convicted of killing his friend as a teen despite the 16-year-old being shot and killed by the police is fighting for his

One of Smiths attorneys said the resentencing will be appealed and the team may seek a new trial.

LaKeith Smith was 15 when police killed his friend during a botched burglary. But a legal doctrine led to Smith being convicted of murder.