Delmer Smith guilty of first-degree murder
PHOTO PROVIDED BY TIFFANY TOMPKINS-CONDIE/BRADENTON HERALD
Dr. James Briles hugs son, Calvin, with son, Curtis, as they react as a guilty verdict for first-degree murder is read aloud Thursday at the Manatee County Judicial Center. The jury, after deliberating for about two hours, found Delmer Smith guilty for the brutal killing of Kathleen Briles in 2009.
PHOTO PROVIDED BY TIFFANY TOMPKINS-CONDIE/BRADENTON HERALD
Delmer Smith, right, surrounded by deputies, listens Thursday as the jury hands down a guilty verdict in his murder trial.
Delmer Smith III on Thursday was found guilty of first-degree murder in the slaying of Kathleen Briles in her Bradenton home in 2009.
The jury deliberated for more than two hours at the Manatee County Judicial Center before reaching a unanimous verdict. The trial now moves to the penalty phase.
