Smith was hoping to use Stand Your Ground as a defense that would allow her to "receive immunity from further prosecution," via The New Yorker. Unfortunately that was struck down in a hearing which meant Smith could serve life in prison.

Before she even went to trial in November 2020, Smith was also "charged with arson second degree after setting fire to two locations inside a mobile home in Stevenson," as reported by the Jackson County Sentinel. Prior to the start of her trial, Smith was able to secure a plea deal. "As part of the plea agreement, she was sentenced to serve 20 years on the murder conviction and 15 years on arson conviction," per the outlet.

However, those sentences were split and she was ordered to serve only 36 months, half of which were behind bars with the other half on house arrest. As far as the arson conviction goes, she "served six months in Jackson County Jail, followed by 60 months on state probation," the outlet reports. Unfortunately that was not the last time Smith would be behind bars. House arrest began in May 2021 and Smith violated probation three times. She used someone else's urine during a drug test and relapsed on methamphetamine on March 5, 2022.

For the probation violations, Smith was ordered back to jail. It's possible she could be released Dec. 7. For more on here story, watch State of Alabama vs. Brittany Smith which is available to stream on Netflix on Nov. 10. You can also help Brittany Smith by donating to a GoFundMe set up by her mother which will aide in helping Smith find a home.