Father in 80s avoids maximum sentence in 2018 shooting death of daughter’s boyfriend
A Santa Fe, New Mexico, octogenarian was recently spared the maximum sentence for the 2018 shooting death of his daughter’s boyfriend. The man, Oscar D. Smith, was convicted of second-degree murder for the killing, and his defense team managed to convince the court that Smith’s advanced age and health conditions warranted a lighter punishment. The shooting took place in Smith’s home, where his daughter’s boyfriend, David Hays, was found dead. Smith claimed that he shot …