January 21, 2009
Slaying will not lengthen sentence
A drug dealer will not face a longer sentence in connection with the slaying of the FBI informant who helped convict him two years ago. U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson ruled yesterday there wasn’t enough evidence to show that Danny Damon Smith killed Fannie “Patsy” Beard, which would have permitted a stiffer prison term when he is sentenced next month on a drug conspiracy conviction.
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