Smith fled into a wooded area when police tracked him down to a house belonging to a local hunting club.
Smith made several admissions during the stand-off until he was shot in the arm by police when he refused to put down his rifle.
At the hearing, Smith told the court he was sorry for the pain he had caused and added, "I don't want to do any more harm.
The Arkansas Supreme Court, in a routine review of death-row cases, affirmed Smith's convictions.
[6] In a letter dated April 22, Smith told Misty Erwin's father, Randy, her mother Lula, and her three sisters, Tabitha, Margo and Frances, that he was waiving his right to appeals so that they could move on with their lives.
I believe I am going to see Misty there..." In a brief final statement, while strapped to a gurney in the execution chamber at Cummins Unit, he spoke to four family members of his victims as they watched on a closed circuit television.
[4] The story of the murders as told through the eyes of Smith's brother, retired police officer Walt Chavis, was discussed on the episode "The Cop and the Killer" of Evil Lives Here.