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Dorian Finney-Smith's father, Elbert Smith Jr., was granted conditional
freedom by the Virginia Parole Board on Wednesday after serving over 28 years
in prison.
And Finney-Smith's former team, the Dallas Mavericks, assisted him in his
quest to help secure his father's freedom.
According to Brad Townsend of the Dallas Morning News, Mavericks governor
Mark Cuban, general manager Nico Harrison and "other franchise leaders" all
provided "written testimonials" during Smith's hearing, "all vouching for
Finney-Smith's character."
Finney-Smith was joined at the hearing by Harrison and Mark Cuban Companies
chief of staff Jason Lutin, while his former head coach Rick Carlisle joined
the hearing virtually.
"I'm just happy we could help," Cuban told Townsend. "We are indescribably
appreciative to Mr. Kilgore and glad for Doe Doe [Finney-Smith's nickname]
and his dad. Doe is a special guy. He deserves this."
Lutin played a major role in the hearing, helping Finney-Smith prepare the
legal case to help set his father free. The pair turned to former Virginia
attorney general Jerry Kilgore, now a partner at law firm Cozen O'Connor, who
agreed to take on the case pro bono.
"Lutin's the GOAT; he's that dude," Finney-Smith told Townsend. "Jason told
me, 'You're always family' and he backed it up, for sure. He could have put
it on the back burner, especially after I got traded."
In 1995, Smith and Diefen McGann were attempting to collect a debt from
Willie Anderson II, each bringing a handgun with them. A scuffle broke out,
with Anderson attempting to secure McGann's gun. Smith said he lunged toward
Anderson with a knife, and Anderson let go of McGann's gun.
McGann then fired three shots at Anderson, killing him.
Both Smith and McGann were charged with first-degree murder, though McGann
pleaded down to voluntary manslaughter and served five years in prison.
Smith's lawyer recommended he didn't take that plea deal since he wasn't the
one who fired the shots, instead taking the case to trial, where Smith was
convicted of second-degree murder and malicious wounding. Those convictions
carried a prison sentence of 44 years.
For the majority of the 30-year-old Finney-Smith's life, his father was in
prison.
Smith will now live with Finney-Smith's mother Desiree and cousin, Frank
Smith, a retired police officer, in a home owned by Finney-Smith. Smith will
also participate in Finney-Smith's Finney Family First foundation.
Finney-Smith, now a member of the Brooklyn Nets after being traded as part of
last season's Kyrie Irving deal, expressed gratitude for the efforts of his
former team in his father's case.
"I appreciate everything the Mavericks did behind closed doors, the whole
situation," he said. "I'm always going to have love for Dallas and the
organization."
在牢狱里待了28年之后，在上季由小牛被交易至篮网的球员
Dorian Finney Smith（略称DFS）的父亲终于在7/26时取得了假释资格。
在此案件中，小牛队为DFS提供了帮助。
小牛队老板Cuban及GM Nico Harrison和几位名人堂等级球员都发出了声
明，来阐述他们所认识的DFS。
在开庭时，Cuban、Hrrison及Cuban所属关怀协会的主席Jason Lutin都共
同出席，而其前教练，现溜马总教练Rick Carlisle则以线上方式参加。
Cuban：“我们很开心能帮上忙，DoeDoe（DFS的暱称）是个特别的家伙，
他值得得到这些，我们为DoeDoe及他父亲感到开心，同时也感谢Mr.Kilgore
（主审法官）所做的决定”
DFS：“Lutin就是这种人，他告诉我，我永远是这个大家庭的一份子，他永
远都是我们的靠山，他本可以撒手不管，尤其是在我被球队交易之后。
我很感谢小牛队在萤光幕下为了我所做的一切，我永远爱着这里。
补充：
DFS的父亲于28年前遭指控一级谋杀罪。
当时DFS的父亲（以下称Smith）与其友人Diefen McGann于向Willie Anderson II
收取债务时发生纠纷，Anderson试图抢夺McGann腰际上的枪枝，
接着Smith持刀刺向Anderson，在Anderson松手后，McGann随即向Andrson开了三枪
导致其死亡，Smith和McGann双双被指控一级谋杀罪。
McGann接受了认罪协议，最后于监狱中服刑了5年。
Smith及律师认为，Smith并未开枪，因此拒绝了认罪协议，最后于法庭上遭认定
伤害及二级谋杀罪成立，判刑44年。
小牛的粉专另外有一篇是转达拉斯晨报的报导
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