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Georgia v. Smith was a court case held in 2007 resulting in the conviction of Joseph and Sonya Smith for child abuse and murder following the death of one of their sons, Josef Smith, from "acute and chronic" corporal punishment.
Feb 4, 2023 · On October 8, 2003, Joseph and Sonya Smith of Mableton County, Georgia, called emergency services to their home when their 8-year-old son, Josef, was found unresponsive and barely breathing. Though taken to the hospital immediately, the young boy succumbed the next day.
Sep 30, 2021 · HBO Max’s docuseries 'The Way Down' includes allegations that Joseph and Sonya Smith's son died from child abuse.
Feb 16, 2007 · Prosecutors said Joseph and Sonya Smith beat their son Josef, locked him in a wooden box and confined him to a closet for hours at a time before he died in October 2003. They could receive up...
Oct 5, 2021 · Joseph and Sonya Smith were convicted in metro Atlanta of beating their son so badly they killed him. Their Cobb County murder case is featured prominently on the “The Way Down,” a new HBO ...
Mar 28, 2007 · Prosecutors said Joseph and Sonya Smith beat their son Josef, locked him in a wooden box and confined him to a closet for hours at a time before he died in October 2003.
Nov 8, 2010 · A Cobb County jury found Sonya and Joseph Smith guilty in February 2007 of killing their son Josef. On the night of Oct. 8, 2003, police found the boy lying on the kitchen floor,...
