A 47-year-old Slidell man defending himself this week against a charge of first-degree murder says he's fighting for his life.
Virgil "Scoop" Smith
But many people would say Virgil "Scoop" Smith has nothing left to lose. Smith already has received two life sentences for crimes he committed while in jail awaiting the current trial. This week, he is on trial in Covington in connection with the death of a 25-year-old woman who had persuaded his wife to leave him. On March 16, 2001, two days after his wife, Lori, informed him that she had filed for divorce, Chanda Ladner was found dead in her Slidell area home. Ladner had helped his wife escape his constant physical and emotional abuse, according to various court testimony Tuesday.
Virgil "Scoop" Smith
But many people would say Virgil "Scoop" Smith has nothing left to lose. Smith already has received two life sentences for crimes he committed while in jail awaiting the current trial. This week, he is on trial in Covington in connection with the death of a 25-year-old woman who had persuaded his wife to leave him. On March 16, 2001, two days after his wife, Lori, informed him that she had filed for divorce, Chanda Ladner was found dead in her Slidell area home. Ladner had helped his wife escape his constant physical and emotional abuse, according to various court testimony Tuesday.
To read full article by by Benjamin Alexander-Bloch, The Times-Picayune.
Tuesday July 22, 2008, 8:48 PM
Tuesday July 22, 2008, 8:48 PM
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