To have his own personal snuff tape —
Byron Smith murder trial sent to jury
LITTLE FALLS, Minn. (KMSP) -
The Byron Smith murder trial in Little Falls, Minn. is now in the hands of the jury.
DEFENSE: VICTIMS MADE BAD CHOICES
In closing arguments, defense attorney Steve Meshbesher said this case is not murder, but a man defending his home.
The defense team argued teenage burglars Haile Kifer and Nick Brady – not Byron Smith — made the bad choices on Thanksgiving Day 2012.
THE CASE FOR A CONVICTION
“It’s a simple case. He set the plan in motion,” prosecutor Pete Orput said, making the case for premeditated first-degree murder.
Why didn’t Byron Smith call 911, as a Morrison County deputy instructed? Why didn’t he scream out a warning to the intruders? Why he didn’t confront Nick Brady and Haile Kifer with his loaded rifle? All questions the prosecutor posed to the jury during closing arguments.
He ended with a final playback of the audio recording of the deadly shootings, telling the jury to “do the right thing.”
http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/story/25379020/byron-smith-trial-what-they-said-in-closing-statements