"Finally Justice Was Served"
Clip: Season 2011 Episode 11 | 55s
Shirley's reaction when the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned her conviction
Shirley Ree Smith tells correspondent A.C. Thompson her reaction when the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned her conviction on charges that she killed her grandson by shaking him to death. "They saw the facts and went on the facts, which no one else did," she says.
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"Finally Justice Was Served"
Clip: Season 2011 Episode 11 | 55s
Shirley Ree Smith tells correspondent A.C. Thompson her reaction when the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned her conviction on charges that she killed her grandson by shaking him to death. "They saw the facts and went on the facts, which no one else did," she says.
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