GA V. Lacy Aaron Schmidt Trial Part Ten- Sentencing

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In January 2011, Lacy Aaron Schmidt fatally murdered his friend and former girlfriend, Alana Calahan, at her residence.
Lacy Aaron Schmidt was found guilty of felony murder while committing an aggravated assault, malice murder, possessing a firearm during the commission of a crime, and theft by taking a handgun in February 2012.
According to the prosecution, Lacy Aaron Schmidt premeditated the shooting and had stolen the firearm from Alana’s father.
They claim he shot the Harlem Middle School girl in the back of the head as she posted images to Facebook and then carried her body to the woods behind the house to hide the crime.
Aaron Schmidt received a life sentence.
Schmidt filed an appeal with the Georgia Supreme Court.
According to the appeal, Judge Michael Annis had failed to inform the jury.
They may have found him guilty of the less serious crime of involuntary manslaughter.
In addition, Lacy Aaron Schmidt claimed that his defense attorney was incompetent and that the penalty he received was an example of “cruel and unusual punishment.”
But the highest court, as stated by the justice who presides over the case, P. Harris Hines, has rejected every one of his reasons.
Interrogation with Lacy Aaron: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8qNrz9nWK9Q.html
Interview with Amanda Calahan: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PLDNgbQIlss.html
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@freedomrings5270 8 месяцев назад

This judge spoke his decision and covered the whys. He gave more to the galley and defendant than most judges would have given the time to. This was a planned deal by stealing the gun earlier and he stole the firearm from her father to commit the crime of murder. At the age he is, he knows what he did was wrong. Then he took the girl and HID the body. So sentence was what most would get whether a death penalty state or not. Every word this judge has spoken is recorded, so regardless of what is said to gain an appeal, he is clear, concise and firm with his decision; leaving no doubt to what was proved during the court session.

@RLFinTX 8 месяцев назад

You summed that up perfectly!

@-F0RBIDDEN 5 месяцев назад

HID THE BODY??? Yes , right there in the open .. Where she could NEVER be found....! More like he is a kid and did what any kid does when they accidentally do something and don't want to get in trouble. First instinct is OMG!! HIDE IT!! YOU PEOPLE ARE CRAZY IF U THINK THIS WAS PLANNED.. CMON NOW HE COULDVE CAME UP WITH A WAY BETTER PLAN AND STORY THAN THE ONE HE TOLD ON THE SPOT. .. GEEZ .. MUST BE ROUGH....

@danielpratt7373 4 месяца назад

@@-F0RBIDDENkeyboard cowboy that hides from the real world and judges it from a virtue signaling pedestal. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@user-of9qq6op5u 3 месяца назад

Actually, he not only refused to allow the manslaughter charge, but he implied that his decision was, at least in part, based on the defendant not saying "I'll face god for this". This is unconstitutional. This kid walks some day, as someone who was several years from having a fully formed brain when he committed his crime, and very possibly having shot his gun on accident and having been allowed to talk to detectives as a minor without a lawyer, in an adversarial (not inquisitive) system, absolutely should.

@freedomrings5270 2 месяца назад

@@user-of9qq6op5u I do like your thinking. I know some say he's just a kid. Well, he planned and executed his thoughts into actions that will one day be forgiven but not on earth. He chose his path; not GOD. Yet, he's such a forgiving GOD beyond the thoughts and actions of man or woman; or we wouldn't be here. Prayers for all.

@45sticky 8 месяцев назад

This is truly a cautionary tale. Talk about a wolf at the door, and that’s what Aaron Schmidt was. That good family let that trouble teen into their lives, they gave him love and encouragement. And he repaid them with utter cruelty and ruthlessness. Hopefully every day for Aaron Schmidt will be a living nightmare.

@adristrydom5154 7 месяцев назад

I love this judge. He's my favourite judge. I found everything he said interesting and meaningful and worth listening to. And the best moment for me was when he couldn't find the paper with the verdict. He really cares ❤

@midnightrun2764 6 месяцев назад

MAN! I could listen to this judge, speak on crime & punishment, allll day! I love this guy! He has a huge heart! Happy Holidays your honour, & thank you for your service! 🙌🏼👏🏼🙌🏼👏🏼!…🤟🏼

@bethwood9377 6 месяцев назад

This judge's thoughtful, compelling statement was obviously agonized over. Best I've ever watched.

@eversosleight 7 месяцев назад

Over here from dreading and happy i found it 😃👍

@Hunnie_B 8 месяцев назад

I made it to part 10 and YES!! He got life with no parole!! Thanks for this Rottweiler 👍👍 Looking forward to seeing what you have for us next.

@marilynglazier9794 8 месяцев назад

Such a compassionate judge.

@debradavis3935 7 месяцев назад

I have so much empathy for the judge in this case. He clearly is a thoughtful and sensitive man, and he spent a lot of time thinking over every single aspect of this case. He did a better job of summarizing the details of the case than either one of the attorneys, which I guess you’d expect for a man with a career of his length. He did give the defendant so much room in his comments and observations, but in the end, there’s no denying that this was an intentional theft and murder. Was he psychologically, scarred from his upbringing, probably. was he mentally disabled because of everything he had experienced in his life and more vulnerable to the rejection by Alana’s family, yes, probably. Does that justify what he did, absolutely not! He clearly knew right from wrong and chose wrong. It’s sad that he is so young, but he will now pay the price for the rest of his life for the choice he made. may God have mercy on him 🙏🏻.

@sineadgrier2182 8 месяцев назад

This is original sentencing . Brilliant judge

@sandlertossone1813 7 месяцев назад

how on earth can you punish a 14 year for life? the fact that this kid has absolutely no empathy is something that has been brought upon him through no fault of his own. He isn't 45 where he has the ability to recognize his behavior and seek change. Yea excellence solution judge...let's not try to rehabilitate this young man but stick him in confinement alone for 5 years then to an adult prison. the same way the system is treating him is exactly the reason why he is the way he is. let's be clear, he is being punished like this for not showing remorse. how on earth can he? he wasn't taught or shown any his entire life. you want to see psychotic? let's meet this kid ten years after being in prison and see how he turns out. sentencing juveniles as adults is nothing less than a vengeful act. so putting this kid in a normal family and nobody saw this coming? how on earth are you suppose to know what is right and wrong not to mention normal when you had no experience with it?

@midnightrun2764 6 месяцев назад

Just read your comment, & right here, 42:15 the judge did not sentence him to “solitary” confinement. Simply confinement, which, let’s face it, was happening anyway, & is the least of this offenders concerns. I understand what you’re saying, & honestly, I’ve been where you are in you mind, regarding the sentencing, but the truth was in the judges statements, & quite frankly, the American jurisprudence system, is not set up to rehabilitate ANYONE. It’s just not the way they role. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Crime & punishment in the U.S., is about just that, punishment! I wish it weren’t, as it is certainly a sad commentary on the views of society, on the worthiness of each of its citizens. On the other hand, when you have a case like this, where there stands a great risk for re offence, when you have an offender, left so emotionally vacant, from the years of abuse @ the hands of offenders of his own, & children’s services! As sad as this is, & it really is!, there lies a responsibility w the highest forms of government, a responsibility for the welfare of the community @ large, & as difficult as this must have been for this judge, in the end, he was left no choice, but to fulfill his duty, to protect your children & mine! The law cannot afford the luxury, of waiting for the fullness of time so we may know what the risks w this unfortunate child murderer really are…take care, & happy holidays!..🤟🏼

@alicialovesace7459 6 месяцев назад

I agree 100%

@paulkenny105 6 месяцев назад

I find it very disturbing that a judge views putting people in prison is essentially throwing them away that they are irredeemable and will not improve

@ArinPost Месяц назад

You should find it more disturbing that you believe this with all of the information like discoveries, and affidavits, and the entire trial being televised, that if you think the United States prison system is anything besides a dump to throw people in your are either a warden yourself or a co, it you are completely feeble minded and ignorant. It SHOULD be obvious, like the judge pointed out, that this prison system doesn't rehabilitate ANYONE. and it never did. It is literally a place to throw people we don't know what else do to with. Case in point- I have a25 year old cousin. His dad, my uncle was a cocaine addict how entire life, beat the shitv put him and his brother. He cracked my cousin over the head with the butt of his shotgun he was drunk and high, picking on him. My cousin has his last straw September 19th, 2020 and he hit back for the first time ever. Problem is all those years of abuse wore on him, and he kept hitting him until he was dead on the floor. He has never been arrested one time in his life, never spend a night in jail, and they put him away for life no parole. We are in Wisconsin is a very strict state. So now from 25 years old he will never have freedom again. And they threw him out. Just like this lacey kid but he really seems like he was malicious because he stole that gun with intent to use it. Can you do someone like that at that age besides lock them up and throw the key away.

@Javra88 10 дней назад

Many defendants are recoverable, but this is not the case with Aaron, if he is released, he will kill again

@roxanneblue2799 5 месяцев назад

If he was sentenced to life without parole, Gypsy Rose should have life without parole. She conspired for a year to kill her partner in crime and she’s out acting like a celebrity- weird

@emanuelmma2 6 месяцев назад

Very good reasoning for life without parole!

@arielcharlotteshultz 7 месяцев назад

Hello @dreading, brought me here!

@midnightrun2764 6 месяцев назад

Just curious about Dreading. Where can I find it? Thanks, & happy holidays…

@NomadRidesHD 7 месяцев назад

Sentencing a child to life without parole is absolute insanity, no matter the offence (maybe genocide). There is much to love about the US even as a European i think the US is an amazing country much more free than we are here. But the US "justice"(prison) system is absolutely disgusting and outright evil.

@paulkenny105 6 месяцев назад

If he was wearing gloves where did they go?

@onlybadendings 7 месяцев назад

Wow, what a melon of a judge.

@abigailgonzalez9563 4 месяца назад

So at the age 14 not using his common sense and put in a jail with adults who know what they’re doing, is sending a human being to more punishment. People change.

@hilriekemp 8 месяцев назад

This judge's voice just irritates me for some reason

@midnightrun2764 6 месяцев назад

35:41 Does anyone else find “THIS” extremely unnerving? What is going on in his head? 😕 Is he thinking, “well I was a helpless child, & no one saved me!” Or something along those lines? This is learned behaviour, if I ever saw it, & I’ve seen it! This, is frightening! 😳

@B-24Liberator 8 месяцев назад

If he was on antidepressants they numb your ability to empathize. Numbs your mind. Kids that have been on those drugs almost all their lives they don’t know what normal feelings are because antidepressants take normal kid feelings away.

@RLFinTX 8 месяцев назад

Just my opinion, but anti depressants and anxiety meds will give you a far off, dazed look, not a look of contempt, which is what I saw on his face.

@trickortrump3292 8 месяцев назад

That’s not true. Antidepressants don’t numb you and they most certainly don’t erase empathy. The internet is such a breeding ground for dangerous misinformation like this. Imagine someone who’s suicidal and reading your comment and thinking they’re not going to try meds after all because you say it’ll turn off their empathy and they won’t feel emotions. People don’t need to be scared that antidepressants will turn them into remorseless killers. I cry when someone dies, I smile when someone’s born, I get angry when someone breaks a promise and I get super emotional right before my period. My meds don’t stop me from experiencing normal human emotions.

@wilsal2485 7 месяцев назад

How can kid's be on antidepressants all their lives? Anyway I've been on them most of my life and it doesn't take away your feelings or empathy.. As for anxiety pills they can make u wasted & dull things but depends on what type. I don't know enough of the effects on kid's but my own child was on prozac as a teenager & it took the worst of the depression away. That depression was causing homicidal & suicidal thoughts if I hadn't called the cops & got her help she'd probably have been standing in front of a judge like this guy. What works for u may not work for someone else & I think u need more than a GP if looking at putting kid's on any type of drugs for mental health. Plus normal feelings are hugely different to psychotic, depression & manic feelings.

@B-24Liberator 7 месяцев назад

@@wilsal2485 it’s complicated. For me I’m glad I wasn’t on them as a kid. I got on them in my 40’s. It’s hard for me to get off them now. They’ve helped me but numbed some of my thoughts that I should have worked through without them. But like I said it’s a very complicated subject. It’s not just Black and White there’s a lot of gray In between…I’m happy that they helped your daughter in her time of need. Thanks for your comment.

@fanofthedog 7 месяцев назад

here from @dreading thanks for working together

@midnightrun2764 6 месяцев назад

Really? I could listen to him all day, but he did say he has a sore throat…🤷🏻‍♀️

@anitaholst7671 3 месяца назад

Its pretty simple to me: he premeditatedly killed. He may not have understood the consequences or the tragedy of murder BUT HE KNEW MURDER IS WRONG. If he didnt know it deep within himself, HE CERTAINLY KNEW THAT HIS SOCIETY CONDEMNS MURDER. Hes an absolute danger to society. May God have mercy on him as he spends his life in severely restricted circumstances called prison.

@anitaholst7671 3 месяца назад

Judge is REALLY working on this murderer... trying to get him to face his callous, horrid action.

@easyaccessjeans 7 месяцев назад

Throughout my viewing of this trial, and through the occasional look at the comments, one thing that i consistently saw (in the comments) was discussion on how well the prosecutor has done, and how poorly the defense's arguments were made-and I have feelings on both of those points-but what has consistently proven to be the most interesting (and inspiring, really) is the judge's candor, stability, fairness in ruling, and deep care for the rights of all of those who enter his courtroom. Truly, this judge is someone to behold. His "faith in the process" is astounding, and it really compels one, I think, to hope for and believe in the possibility of doing justice. He seems to have had great humility throughout the trial and doesnt appear to think that he necessarily will always have all the right answers (or even judgements! Such as when he encouraged the defense to go for an appeal if he made the wrong call). Personally, I don't think that it has been proven beyond a reasonable doubt that Aaron's homicide rose to the level of murder. I think a lot of logical leaps were made to craft that narrative and i think the prosecution was far more adept at presenting that case than the defense was to an alternative one. I think it's a sad fact that juries can be won over, not merely on the relevant facts of the case, but, frequently, how experienced and skilled the relative attorney(s) is. For the sake of justice, i hope the jury was correct, or at least, that Aaron will have a better time at appeal if he indeed did not commit murder. No matter what, fingers crossed that justice has been, or will be, served.

@paulkenny105 6 месяцев назад

I agree. One thing that struck me was the lack of objections from his council especially when people were testifying to his demeanor. Their defense was he acted in a spur of the moment but to allow people to testify that he didn’t seem to care is very damaging. The kid sounded upset on the 911 call but then the sheriff says he was nonchalant. The defense attorney should have been objecting that the sheriff was unqualified to make those assertions. Plus several things struck me as hearsay that defense should have tried to exclude I will say in my opinion putting a 14 year old away for life is barbaric no matter the crime he was just a child the crime is horrendous no doubt but to judge him like you would judge an adult in not just

@easyaccessjeans 6 месяцев назад

@paulkenny105 Big agree on the point that we should not put children away for life, regardless of their crime. Not merely because we, time and time again, find that innocent parties are convicted of heinous crimes, only to have new evidence later overturn those convictions, but also, principally, because his brain has not finished developing. Treating him as though his decisions were made with the same level of knowing that we would treat an adult undoes decades of research and findings in the fields of psychology, neurology, biology (and so on) that suggest a far lower level of culpability in his actions, thoughts, and behaviors. Treatment and an attempt at rehabilitation should be of prime importance when considering the future livelihood and risk potential of a past-offender when reentering society. What happened is an absolute tragedy, but we ought not pile tragedy upon tragedy, and injustice upon injustice, merely to satiate the remaining vitriol of those surviving a victim.

@tigerlilygirl2643 5 месяцев назад

@@easyaccessjeansI agree. Young people just don't have the same understanding of the finality of death as adults. I also think adults who don't ensure weapons are out of the reach of these kids are also culpable when devastation like this occurs.

@RLFinTX 8 месяцев назад

@rottweilerinvestigations Thank you so much for providing this case and interrogations!

@rottweilerinvestigations 8 месяцев назад

you are so welcome!

@Javra88 10 дней назад

If it had been an accident he wouldn't have hidden the girl's body, he would have called help

@anitaholst7671 3 месяца назад

There are some people who will NEVER face their sin, even as they walk to the chair or needle. They're the victim in their mind... no one else matters.

@CrackaLacka 4 месяца назад

What an awesome judge

@kinseyclay 4 месяца назад

Saying one reason for not giving the chance or parole is because prison doesn't actually rehabilitate you is pretty messed up honestly. And that's a judge saying our system doesn't actually work while not wanting to change it just choosing put people away forever cuz of it. I think that's an extremely poor reason and if that's the case no one with a life sentence should ever get the possibility of parole. To me it just is an example of how bad the system is. Also he took the prosecutions story and used it to say this is what happened and why I chose that. Yes the jury found him guilty, that does not mean that the story prosecution made up was what happened. He doesn't know so to say it like he does just doesn't feel right

@Joseph-fw6xx 6 месяцев назад

This judge got a little to philosophical for me

@paulkenny105 6 месяцев назад

Seems inappropriate to use a random example of a crime committed by a newly released convict. Why not use the example of the hundreds of people released who don’t commit crimes. No doubt this is an incredibly difficult thing to judge and sentence but I found much of the judge’s reasoning suspect like he assumes Aaron had gloves and that means he planned it. Well that wasn’t in evidence. Then he says Aaron shows no remorse in court when I am sure he has been instructed to keep his mouth shut. And he interprets Aaron’s behavior at the crime scene as acting which seems like a leap and the defense attorney failed to deal with that during trial.

@ereynoldful3974 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for posting this trial in full 😊 Been a sub since the Chazzle Dazzle Halderson jail calls 😂 🍿 But I live in Valdosta Georgia , Lowndes county. And this kid was at the prison I sometimes forget we have , because it's wayyyy out on the edge of town. It's horrible there from what I've read. You can see how run down it is just driving by it. I'm assuming that's where he was when he got attacked.

@rottweilerinvestigations 8 месяцев назад

Oh wow i didnt know he got attacked!

@dianawright8334 8 месяцев назад

@@rottweilerinvestigationsabout a month after he got there he was stabbed

@ereynoldful3974 8 месяцев назад

Yeah that prison has had quite a few deaths due to how run down and packed it is. It's crazy to think about such a young man being there. But ...I assume he was moved because of the attack itself. I feel bad for the kid but I feel even worse for the mother of the victim. She looks broken.

@johnchonka2052 7 месяцев назад

@ereynoldful3974Did he get moved from the prison you said he is in. You stated he "was at the prison" Valdosta Georgia

@sineadgrier2182 8 месяцев назад

Is this his original sentencing or the appeal in supreme court ?

@ereynoldful3974 8 месяцев назад

I'm pretty sure this is the original

@ereynoldful3974 8 месяцев назад

Ok I see you found it which it was for us both in the comment above...oopsy

@reddogbrew9427 4 месяца назад

After watching the documentary I cannot trust any trial or judge till be fair. Being 14 and clearly showing remorse in the courtroom and interrogation room not only to himself but the victims family. A kids remorse is way different than an adults remorse. He should be in jail but not for life this is disgusting human rights violation.

@-F0RBIDDEN 8 месяцев назад

I'm glad I was never charged for the things I did and decisions I made as a 14 yr old child.

@natski2403 7 месяцев назад

Killed anyone?

@alicialovesace7459 6 месяцев назад

For real..me too

@-F0RBIDDEN 5 месяцев назад

@natski2403 No, however If I had free access to a Gun with no safety feature and wasn't ever properly trained on how to use one I very well could have Accidentally.

@paulkenny105 6 месяцев назад

Btw the judge sounds like he is slurring his words

@AllTheCritters 6 месяцев назад

Comments stating the sentence was harsh because of his age… Shall they have waited until he’s older and committed a more sophisticated murder? He has no conscience and he most definitely would go on to kill again.

@anitaholst7671 3 месяца назад

He can find God and his soul in prison. Period.

@slugcult-10_years_and 5 месяцев назад

This judge is a terrible public speaker. It sounds like he has a mouthful of steel wool while he's talking.

@i-6820 7 месяцев назад

Anyone notice how he was looking down while his lawyer spoke in his defense but he was watching the States Attorney while she described their case? What do y’all make of it

@midnightrun2764 6 месяцев назад

I saw that also, & did you notice that he was watching the judge VERY closely, @ the beginning of that AMAZING speech he gave? That kid watch the judge intently, while he believed there was some hope for a sentence that favoured him, then, when the judge changed the tenor of his speech,the head dropped again, as though he realized, w finality, “I’m fubared!” It’s the truth, that there are no winners in this case, & I should think there should be a reckoning for children’s services, such as they are in that community, 🙄😳 as they are to blame here as well! I just wanted to ask you, are you not forever grateful, that he had tossed/hidden the gun, before Amanda & Chase returned from the school bus, & were about to find Alana, dying from her wound, because I honestly believe, that had he still had the gun, there might well have been three dead bodies there @ the house! Thank God for the no shoes in the house rule!, cuz the shoes did him in for sure! ..anyway,.take care, & happy holidays! 🤟🏼

@tigerlilygirl2643 5 месяцев назад

Was the gun locked up?

@sploogemasters4843 4 месяца назад

No. It was in a gun case on the father's dresser. There was also a rifle in the corner of the room.

@reddogbrew9427 4 месяца назад

The judges first statement is poisoning the well. He said you should make rulings depending on his emotions and how he feels about a case right in that moment instead of using justice as his grading scale. He needs a little taste of justice himself.

@reddogbrew9427 4 месяца назад

Glad this “judge” is gone.