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A Brief Overview of the Susan Smith Court Case
Title: A Brief Overview of the Susan Smith Court Case
Category: Law & Government
Details: Words: 1032 | Pages: 4.4 (approximately 235 words/page)
A Brief Overview of the Susan Smith Court Case
On the night of October 25, 1994 Susan Smith took the lives of her two sons. Susan Smith committed the most unthinkable act when she broke humanity's most sacred trust, the love of a mother for her children (Crime Library).
On November 18, 1994, a hearing was held before Circuit Judge John Hayes at the request of Solicitor Thomas Pope. Pope requested that Susan undergo a psychological examination by an impartial physician to determine whether she was criminally responsible …showed first 75 words of 1032 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1032 total…loss and rejection, and that the responsibilities of being a single mother were overwhelming (Crime Library).
The only Party involved was Susan Smith. The popular opinion was that Susan Smith was a cold-blooded murderer who killed her children in the hope of reclaiming her lover would decide whether she would die in the electric chair or receive a life in prison sentence.
She was sentenced to life in prison but is up for parole in 2025.
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