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Redden testified that she did not know what happened inside the apartment as she was acting as lookout. Smith was convicted of first-degree murder in February and received a life sentence without parole and Anthony pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in Spread the love. More from Crime More posts in Crime ».

Redden's attorney said the now year-old wants the chance to parent her young son and pursue an education. She also said that Redden has nothing to do with the killing, and did not tell police because she was afraid of Anthony. Dawn Wallace, Huggins-Jones' mother, said her family is happy to have this chapter of their lives behind them, and is thankful to be finished with the arduous court process.

Redden also pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of breaking and entering a motor vehicle. She was sentenced to 24 months of supervised probation for those charges.

Prosecutors said Redden cooperated and testified for the state in Smith's trial, a case Godwin said would not have been successful without her help. Experts testified during Smith's trial that Huggins-Jones suffered 18 blows to the face, neck and body the night she was murdered in May Her son had stayed behind with his father in Tennessee to finish the school year. The sentencing phase of the trial is expected to continue Thursday morning.

Then the jury will decide if Smith will get the death penalty or spend his life in prison without the possibility of parole. A Wake County jury has not handed down a death sentence since A decision to sentence a person to death requires a unanimous decision by all 12 jurors. Program Alert Are crime rates increasing with the rapid population growth in the Triangle?

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