A 54-year-old woman in Lubbock was arrested in March 2020 and accused of murdering her mother. Recently, the courts declared her not guilty by reason of insanity.
The 2020 Arrest of Letitia Smith
Lubbock PD responded to a domestic disturbance call on March 8, 2020 where officers entered the home of 54-year-old Letitia Smith. They were met with a disastrous scene. Items were seemingly thrown all over the floor, Letitia was tossing food from the refrigerator into the air, and the body of her mother, 79-year-old Wanda Porter, was found covered in blood and wrapped in a blanket against the wall.
Officers, after seeing blood covering Letitia’s arms and hands, attempted to place her into custody. After resisting arrest and needing to be physically tackled by Lubbock PD, Smith was taken to the Lubbock County Detention Center that day.
Along with the murder charge, Smith was accused of telling her family that she will kill them all just days prior in a separate assault case.
2025 Insanity Plea
Smith recently appeared before the judge, along with her attorney, and pleaded not guilty by insanity. The court approved the motion after years of attempts.
You see, in order for someone charged with a violent crime to be declared not guilty by reason of insanity, they must first admit to committing the act. In this case, the arrest warrant indicated that Smith told the officers explicitly that she killed her mother…