He’s not laughing now.Looks like he learned some maffs.
A teen who snickered and told a judge he didn’t "have time for this" ‐ before being sentenced to 65 years behind bars for felony murder ‐ now wants a new trial, according to a report.
Now he has time. Some of his appointments must have canceled.
LaKeith Smith’s dimwitted remarks came during his April 5 sentencing for felony murder, armed burglary and theft related to the shooting death of an armed accomplice who charged a police officer in Alabama, WSFA 12 reported.
Jennifer Holton, who represents the 19-year-old, said if a new trial isn’t granted, the judge should at least reconsider the hefty sentence, which was meted out in consecutive ‐ not concurrent ‐ terms.
Judge Sibley Reynolds blasted Smith after catching the teen muttering, "I don’t have time for this" while waiting for his case to be called.
"You got plenty of time for this," Reynolds shot back. "When I called the case earlier, you said you ain’t got time for this, so I didn’t know if you had time for this now?"
That’s when Smith laughed, saying he didn’t realize the judge had heard him.
"You just don’t get it, do you?" the judge said.
Prosecutor CJ Robinson said Smith also laughed after a jury found him guilty.
"I have yet to understand what was so funny," Robinson said.
Smith and four others were charged with felony murder under Alabama’s accomplice liability law because a fifth suspect, A’Donte Washington, was shot and killed by police during the commission of a felony.
The five men, from Montgomery, traveled to Elmore County in a stolen car and broke into two homes in 2015, prosecutors said.
In her bid for a new trial, Holton argued that Smith didn’t commit felony murder because police were the ones who killed Washington.
Looks like Holton isn't much smarter than her client.
Smith previously turned down a plea deal that would’ve landed him 25 years behind bars.
Smith seems to have a sense of humor. Maybe they can schedule his parole hearing on that day and everyone can get a laugh out of it. Hopefully by then he'll understand why you call the judge "Your Honor".