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March 09, 2005
Mr. Smith Goes To Court
Murphy Smith was subpeonaed for an interview with the Benton Co. Prosecutor's office concerning an upcoming murder trial. Mr. Smith dutifully appeared at the appointed time, but the deputy monitoring the courthouse door refused to let him in. Mr. Smith was finally allowed to enter after the deputy read the subpeona. The problem?
Prosecutors were surprised Tuesday when a witness they subpoenaed in the Albert Keith Smith murder case turned out to have four legs, fur and a tail.
"Murphy Smith" -- who was ordered to appear for interview at 10:30 a.m. -- was a 5-year-old shih tzu.
With jury selection to begin Friday in the murder trial against Smith, prosecutors have been interviewing anyone that the Van Buren postal worker wrote to from the Benton County Jail.
You see, while he was in jail awaiting trial, Mr. Smith the person had written a letter to his dog. So when prosecutors saw "Murphy Smith" on the jail's list of people who had been sent mail by prisoner Smith, they naturally assumed it was someone they should talk to.
I'm sure they're going to be teased about this for a very long time.
Posted by Rita at March 9, 2005 10:22 AM