Another continuance occurred in the criminal prosecution of Kimberly Smith this week. How many will there be? Will this case drag on for two-three years?
What is magical in McHenry County Circuit Court about "See you again in 30 days". Why don't judges set action to occur within the time-frame of a continuance and then demand answers and explanations at the next hearing? As it is, attorney after attorney parade in front of judges with requests for more continuances. It wouldn't have anything to do with generating fees, would it? I've never heard a judge ask a follow-up question about the results in the previous 30 days.
Smith, wife of Timothy Smith, who is jailed as the accused murderer of Kurt Milliman last May, is charged with prostitution (a misdemeanor) and three felonies (two counts of obstructing justice and one count of false reporting).
Why wasn't she charged as an accomplice to first-degree murder? Allegedly, her husband and she offered sex for money, and she was right there when Milliman was shot by Timothy Smith. And then the Smiths attempted to concoct a story before dialing 9-1-1 to summon sheriff's deputies, who then summoned paramedics.
Will the State's Attorney's Office refuse any "deal" and take this case to trial? Would a "deal" mean that the public might not learn more about what really happened that night? If Kimberly Smith were under oath and facing 20-30 years in prison, would she sing a different tune? Of course, there is the husband-wife thing. Does that work in Illinois?
Who were Kimberly Smith's friends? Have investigators in the State's Attorney's Office (outside the sheriff's department) carefully investigated the list of "friends"?
How will her cases be resolved?
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