Appeal of a Smith County Murder Conviction Rejected
Posted/updated on: September 22, 2017 at 1:08 pm
TYLER – The 12th Court of Appeals in Tyler has upheld the murder conviction of a Tyler man. John Douglas Smith, 73, was sentenced to 50 years in prison. He had been convicted of the December, 2015 shooting death of Francisco Douglas, 47. The shooting occurred at the Sunset Valley Mobile Home Park off Highway 64 west. Smith was the caretaker of the park where Douglas lived. The two were arguing over rent when Smith shot him. Smith is the father of former Smith County Constable John Smith.
