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SMITH TRIAL-1
LS. COURTROOIU.
In the Dallas criminal district court of Judge
Wilson, 17-year-old Dwight G. Smith goes on trial
charged with murder-with-malice. Smith is
accused in the August 18th stabbing death of
another 17-year-old youth, during a beer-drinkingparty....
The trial in Judge Wilson's court
comes -to a surprising quick conclusion. In
final arguements, Assistant District Attorney
Lindsay describes Smith as a "cold-blooded
malicious killer who killed over a lousy 20-cent-
can of beer.".
WOIAN AND MAN .
n r hirm
Parents of Smith sit in the court.
Earlier, defense attorney Curt Stiles argued
that the state has failed to prove a murder-with-malice case.
Jury. selection had taken
3-and-a-half-days; the trial lasted 3-and-a-half
hours. The jury went out at 5:07 this afternoon.
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WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.). [News Script: Smith trial], item, January 10, 1957; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc790340/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.