A Tulsa man charged a second time for accessory to a 2023 shooting deathafter given immunitywill stand trial for the alleged crime.
Kortney Smith is accused of helping cover up for his brother, Julian Smith, after Kori Shaver was shot and killed while sitting in a car in West Tulsa. Julian Smith was convicted of first-degree murder on October 11, 2025.
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Multiple officers, detectives, and former friends took the stand during the preliminary hearing for Kortney Smith on November 21, 2025.
The defense attorney for Smith, Jenny Proehl-Day, tried to discredit the witnesses by comparing their timeline of events during their various testimonies, and arguing the times were offat times, by several hours.
Day also

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