...years in prison on the lesser charge of criminally negligent homicide brought about in separate plea bargains. Smathers' attorney Sheldon Winters filed papers in September seeking a jury trial for the wrongful death suit. Winters said Tuesday...

...with the total dollar amount that records say she stole from the Mendenhall Valley department store. Tom Nave, Smathers' attorney, encouraged her to question the amount at a later date. Smathers pleaded guilty to the felony theft charge before...

...The passenger-seat door in the van didn't work, and Smathers was sitting in a bench seat behind Alex, said Smathers' attorney Tom Nave. Smathers was allegedly arguing with Alex, her "on-again, off-again" boyfriend, Nave said. She...

...Alex is expected today. Smathers is scheduled to testify during the hearing. Before the sentence was announced, Smathers' attorney, Thomas Nave, called two witnesses, including Smathers' mother. The witnesses spoke of Smathers' completion...

...in-house security, and Smathers signed a confession on Jan. 5, according to the district attorney. Tom Nave, Smathers' attorney in the homicide case, did not immediately return a phone call for comment. The thefts were part of an ongoing...