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Woman sentenced to prison for role in 2018 murder

Katherine Smith was sentenced to 13 years in prison for her role in a home invasion that led to a stabbing death. Photo: Sangamon County/Sangamon County Jail


Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – A Chatham woman may not have to spend much more time in prison after being convicted of her role in a murder and home invasion.

Court records indicate Katherine Smith, 26, was sentenced Monday to 13 years in prison for the break-in.

But, Smith was given credit for more than 2,000 days worth of time served in jail; and with day-for-day credit, that means her sentence is almost complete.

Dane Woods
Dane Woods (Illinois Department of Corrections)

Smith and Dane Woods. 37, broke into a home on East Jackson in Springfield in February of 2018. A man in the home was fatally stabbed.

Woods is serving a 37-year prison sentence for murder.

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