Forsythe: ‘I was confused at trial’

Posted on June 8, 2018

By CAITLYN BURCHETT / Contributing writer

Obviously exasperated, attorney Shirley Bates entered the courtroom Tuesday morning in a flurry of outward emotions, cutting the silence that had fallen over the few individuals awaiting the sentencing hearing of Oriana Forsythe, 19.

“She doesn’t want to talk to me,” Bates huffed to Victim’s Advocate Brandi Turner.

PHOTO: Oriana Forsythe, who was convicted of first degree murder by a jury for her role in the death of a Steinhatchee man, is assisted by her mother (left) and a corrections officer (right) in completing a form requesting that a public defender be appointed to her case.

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