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Ohio man who sexually assaulted baby seeks mercy ["Mommy's boyfriend" raped and killed her baby]
Yahoo news/Associated Press ^ | April 2, 2013 | ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS

Posted on 04/02/2013 10:40:50 PM PDT by grundle

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Condemned killer Steven Smith's argument for mercy isn't an easy one. Smith acknowledges he intended to sexually assault his girlfriend's 6-month-old daughter but says he never intended to kill the baby.

The girl, Autumn Carter, of Mansfield, died because Smith was too drunk to realize his sexual assault was killing the child, Smith's attorneys were telling the Ohio Parole Board on Tuesday. And Ohio law is clear, they say: a death sentence requires an intent to kill the victim.

"The evidence suggests that Autumn's death was a horrible accident," his attorneys, Joseph Wilhelm and Tyson Fleming, said in a written argument prepared for the board.

They continued: "Despite the shocking nature of this crime, Steve's death sentence should be commuted because genuine doubts exist whether he even committed a capital offense."

Smith, 46, was never charged with sexual assault, meaning the jury's only choice was to convict or acquit him of aggravated murder, his attorneys say.

The Richland County prosecutor said Smith continues to hide behind alcohol as an excuse, and calls Smith's actions "the purposeful murder of a helpless baby girl."

Prosecutor James Mayer told the board in his own written statement that the girl's injuries are consistent with a homicide that contradicts Smith's claim he didn't intend to kill the girl.

The attack happened early in the morning of Sept. 29, 1998, in the Mansfield apartment of the girl's mother, Kaysha Frye, a woman Smith had been dating about six months.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: babyrape; infantrape; mansfield; murderer; ohio; rape
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Some single mothers don't seem to be aware of the fact that there are "men" who deliberately seek out women who have a baby or a child because the "man" wants to rape that baby or child.
1 posted on 04/02/2013 10:40:50 PM PDT by grundle
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To: grundle

Screw him. I hope he gets the death penalty, and the sooner the better.


2 posted on 04/02/2013 10:43:20 PM PDT by BlessedBeGod
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To: grundle

Greatest mercy this animal could receive is to be put to death and let G_d determine his final fate.


3 posted on 04/02/2013 10:43:37 PM PDT by doc1019 (The rabbit hole that Obama is leading us down just gets deeper and deeper.)
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To: doc1019

I’m with you. A quick bullet and let G-d sort it out later. This is not a man, this is a subhuman.


4 posted on 04/02/2013 10:45:45 PM PDT by EinNYC
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To: grundle

And some people don’t believe in the death penalty.


5 posted on 04/02/2013 10:46:31 PM PDT by informavoracious (God help us.)
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To: grundle

i would show him mercy and immediately dispatch him to God.


6 posted on 04/02/2013 10:46:38 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I can neither confirm or deny that; even if I could, I couldn't - it's classified.)
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To: doc1019

Move his case to the highest court.


7 posted on 04/02/2013 10:48:44 PM PDT by count-your-change (you don't have to be brilliant, not being stupid is enough)
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To: count-your-change

Amen!


8 posted on 04/02/2013 10:49:29 PM PDT by doc1019 (The rabbit hole that Obama is leading us down just gets deeper and deeper.)
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"The evidence suggests that Autumn's death was a horrible accident," his attorneys, Joseph Wilhelm and Tyson Fleming, said in a written argument prepared for the board.

this statement is disgusting...

9 posted on 04/02/2013 10:59:21 PM PDT by latina4dubya
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To: grundle

Once you admit that you “intended to sexually assault” a child, you’ve pretty much given up any chance at life.

He should be given two options:

1. Quick and painless, IE bullet to the brain

2. Slow and Painful, IE torture, etc

Here’s hoping that he gets #2


10 posted on 04/02/2013 10:59:34 PM PDT by qaz123
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To: grundle

This case begs for a short rope and a long drop.


11 posted on 04/02/2013 11:02:44 PM PDT by Eagles6 (Valley Forge Redux)
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The attack happened early in the morning of Sept. 29, 1998

Why is he still breathing?

12 posted on 04/02/2013 11:05:33 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: grundle

It shouldn’t take 25 years to resolve this case.


13 posted on 04/02/2013 11:10:43 PM PDT by Tai_Chung
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Some single mothers don't seem to be aware of the fact that there are "men" who deliberately seek out women who have a baby or a child because the "man" wants to rape that baby or child.

That is not normal.

These people need the death penalty.

This idiot thinks he should get mercy because he didn't mean to kill the baby, ack.

14 posted on 04/02/2013 11:14:23 PM PDT by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: Tai_Chung

bump


15 posted on 04/02/2013 11:15:13 PM PDT by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: grundle

As far as I’m concerned, raping a child IS attempted murder.

If the child dies, then it’s murder.


16 posted on 04/02/2013 11:16:02 PM PDT by Jeff Winston
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To: doc1019

Yup, best thing for everyone would be his quick death.

The animal needs to be on his knees...humbling himself before God.

Better to never have been born than to be this worthless piece of crap. :-(


17 posted on 04/02/2013 11:16:58 PM PDT by Bobalu (It is not obama we are fighting, it is the media.)
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To: grundle

Kill him slowly. No mercy for the wicked.


18 posted on 04/02/2013 11:32:12 PM PDT by Dapper 26
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To: Bobalu

Why is he still alive?


19 posted on 04/02/2013 11:34:51 PM PDT by saintgermaine
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To: EinNYC; doc1019
I’m with you. A quick bullet and let G-d sort it out later. This is not a man, this is a subhuman.

That's much too merciful! i say he should be thrown live into shark infested waters.

20 posted on 04/02/2013 11:59:27 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative (Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not really out to get you.)
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