Before the shootings, Smith can be heard saying, “I realize I don’t have an appointment, but I would like to see one of the lawyers here.”
The neighbor who called the police testified that Smith asked him to recommend a lawyer.
He planned this out from start to finish.
Yeh — the fact that he sought a lawyer before calling 911 should speak volumes to the jury.
And from the tapes it’s clear that he shot them out of anger — not fear