derrick smyer was willing to take it. prosecutors had painted him as a child hating, cold blooded killer. derek and his attorney were determined to show he was anything but. do you recall the birth of your daughter s? yes i do. what was the date? it was today, actually. april 26, 1998. and you are there for the birth, correct? of course. derrick told the jury that he was a loving and devoted father to his two girls. how would you describe your relationship? while they were growing up it was strong, in my opinion. and he was adamant that he had nothing to do with the attacks on trey sewell she was pregnant. did you ever attack it because he wanted the kid killed, you wanted her to have an abortion? no, i did not. in fact that pointed already dropped out of school, i was working, i was buying bottles, others invested in the well-being of my daughter. derrick told the jury that