LIVE: Sentencing - Robin Howington, Mother Daughter Murder Trial
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- LIVE: A Tennessee mother found guilty of all charges in the shooting death of her 5-year-old daughter is facing a minimum of 15-25 years in prison at her sentencing hearing.
Robin Howington was convicted of six charges, including reckless homicide, in the Sept. 2019 death of Destiny Oliver. Court documents obtained by Court TV and testimony at trial detailed how Howington told authorities several different versions of what happened, including blaming an unknown intruder, Oliver’s biological father and lastly claiming her two-year-old son shot his sister by mistake.
00:00 On the Record
04:13 State Prosecutor Statement
12:29 Defense Argument
28:48 State Rebuttal Argument
35:13 VICTIM IMPACT READ BY PROSECUTOR: ANTOINE OLIVER
46:51 HOWINGTON - SHAKES HEAD NO WHEN ASKED IF SHE WANTS TO MAKE STATEMENT
47:03 JUDGE’S RULING
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00:00 On the Record
04:13 State Prosecutor Statement
12:29 Defense Argument
28:48 State Rebuttal Argument
35:13 VICTIM IMPACT READ BY PROSECUTOR: ANTOINE OLIVER
46:51 HOWINGTON - SHAKES HEAD NO WHEN ASKED IF SHE WANTS TO MAKE STATEMENT
47:03 JUDGE’S RULING
MORE HERE: www.courttv.com/tag/robin-howington/?
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The police officer who went to the scene was more upset about the child’s death than she was
You're so right!! I felt so, so bad for him when he was on the stand!!
@@user-pe1zf6bf8x me too he was traumatized
When that murderer was trying to cry, she reminded me of the cowardly lion in the wizard of oz 😂
This really made mr lol
This really made me literally lol
But the lion is better lookin
Please don’t insult the lion like that.
Omg I couldn’t put my finger on it the whole time and u hit the nail on the head!
she makes me sick the way she tries to cry but no tears!!!
Pretend tears for herself should be life without parole
Same here.. makes me sick..
And then immediately “dries up”
not a tear came from her eyes, she is the biggest lyer in the world, since when does a 2 year old get a gun off a shelf and pull the trigger, it is hard for an adult to pull the trigger does she think we are all so dumb we can't see thru that, the 2 year old is barely walking let along he climbs up or puts on her high heels like she said and reaches up and gets a gun then runs out and shoots his sister, what a laugh, she is such an idiot. they should have tested the little 2 year old who does not have a full vocabular yet, see what he can do or maybe that would be stupid because most people would know that the 2 year old could not do what she said.
Grandma should be culpable too if she let baby around Mom unsupervised and wasn't supposed to
Absolutely agree!!
This chic’s boyfriend and the father was a black guy who was a drug dealer. She tried to blame him at first. She was a drug addict! Then she stated her 2 year son shot the victim. She’s absolutely disgusting!! She should have gotten more years!! 😡😡
She shot her own baby girl and tried to blame the other baby
Tried to blame anyone else!
Did they establish the motive of why she shot her baby girl?
The boy most likely did it .. forensic evidence showed it was 2 feet away from the girl laying on the couch at an awkward angle bullet hit the girls hand holding the remote then her chest. Mom was busy doing drugs and she came out out of her mind high and made irrational unemotional decisions, probably more worried about how was going to affect her getting taking and selling drugs
@@estherdmartinez1346 Oh, I didn't know that, about the forensic evidence. I didn't actually watch the trial: too distressing. I think you are right about the irrational decisions because she's high, too. TY.
@@estherdmartinez1346Oh wow! I never heard that. I must’ve missed that somehow
She is, and has never been a mother. This thing was only a body who carried a fetus and delivered a newborn. She makes me sick!
Shes not accountable or remorseful
Exactly. She's only remorseful for herself. She "real-cried" when her attorney was talking about her being the victim and then fake--cried when her daughter's death was discussed. Based on her actions after her daughter was killed and her testimony, she'll never hold herself accountable or have any remorse.
It's APPALLING that two children were in the custody of what was reported in court to be a drug user with "criminal behavior."
Family Law Judge prolly automatically passed over the husband and awarded mom Custody
I'm sure you meant it's appalling that millions of children are in the custody of drug users at this moment
@@dh5380 According to the ex during his impact statement I thought he said her mother had custody of both kids and it sounded like the grandmother was letting the kids live with the mother and they shouldn't have even been there and none of this would have happened.
You'd be surprised how many children are in the custody of drug users/dealers with criminal behavior or worse.
Grandma had custody and allowed this thing to have access unsupervised. Grandma needs to be in court also!!!
Can a 2 year old pull the trigger on a gun? Her story just doesn’t make sense, but to blame others is disgusting
The court proved it was highly improbable
exactly, im also questioning if that's the so-called story did they check into it? like... did they measure the 2yr olds height, and if he held it does it measure up to the angle it entered her body?
That is what I thought. Guess the judge has never owned a firearm. I own one and never fired it but I know better than that. It takes some strength to pull a trigger. Mine does not have a safety but I keep it in a gun safe or on top of my China cabinet when my grandsons are around. When we visit them we place it on their refrigerator. Just dumb. I have even some to my oldest grandson, just turned six. If you want to know about our firearms just ask. I told him to ask before and we will show him the firearm but he is not to handle them without us. Not that he could even pull the trigger on mine but I am not taking chances. I don’t understand how they think a two years old pulled a trigger. Boggles the mind! 🤦♀️
@@Carolyn-ff3fuy would you even tell a six year old you own a gun let alone show it to him, one reason why there's many shootings in the US😮
@@susiefoxy8130 A firearm shots no one. Why is it this administration wants to give guns to illegal aliens and take the from law abiding citizens. Most of those killings are from people that obtain guns illegally. Not always, sometimes an intruder gets shot. Let me share a story. A new mother who also happened to be a new widow was on her home when two men tried to break in. She was on the phone with 911. If she would not have shot the intruders her baby and her would have probably been killed or worse. Her husband died overseas.
I was disappointed that during the victim impact, the dad spoke more about how his relationship with her affected him than about how he was emotionally effected by the death of his daughter. He seems to want vengeance more than anything else. He blames everybody else for not telling him where his daughter was over a 7 month period but where was he? It just seems everybody failed this little girl. I hope she is happy in heaven now. 🙏
I took it as hes so angry about daughters death - and blames her.
@@tringe22 he's every right to be angry, she's not fit to be a mother trying to blame a 2yr old 🤔
@@sue5980 Agree 100%!!
I appreciate the well done job served by the female prosecutor, Mrs. Heather Good! A realy straight and tough woman! Great work!
I’ve never seen someone “cry” so much but not have a SINGLE tear come out 🤡
The whole dam trial 😮
Scrunching her face but no tears
Her face looks tight and painful.
But yes, no tears. 😢dead giveaway for a liar
She really needs to stop making that face
She is making that fake crying face because she knows the camera is on her. She’s awful!
Not a one the whole trial
Again, logically speaking, if it’s true that “she wanted to protect Gavin,” then why even utter that he did it? Why didn’t she take the blame? That’s where it all falls apart.
Um probably because she's now facing life in prison
That poor 2 year old is going to see this trial later in life and he will wonder if he really killed his sister and that is just going to pile on trauma. This woman is despicable. I hope he sees our comments then and know that we never believed his mother
He’s a 2 year old. She knew he’d never be charged or blamed. What would she be protecting him from? She’d be charged with negligence and child endangerment for him having access and playing with it. Thats less time than murder, so it makes complete sense she would try that when the other two reasons didn’t work. None of these reasons are even true, and I haven’t even watched this trial. Not worth my time. Lock her up, move on.
Exactly
If a 2 year old had done it
They would Not be
Criminally Responsible
Her BS Story doesn't make
One bit of sense
If anything a person would Lie
And say that a 2 year old did it
Because of that fact alone
And to try to cover up for the
One who did do it
High high high her mind was panicked a nervous wreck
Oh, ok, she looks like she is very sorry. NOT!
I thought your icon was a hair on my screen
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Wait one damm minute the father could not go to his daughter funeral she definitely deserved consecutive sentence she is terrible she will get what is coming to her in jail
If I did what she did I would stand up and say "I deserve whatever you feel I deserve."
Not really, cause she has no conscience, or remorse, you do! That’s why you feel that way! You wouldn’t do anything like that! 💗
She looks like she's being inconvenienced. Evil.
Listening to the fathers statement it seems the SYSTEM failed this innocent child MULTIPLE times and ole grandma should be facing charges of her own!!!! This poor baby deserved SO much more than what she got 🙏
At the end of the day, she took her own child’s life why wasn’t she giving more time and then the other charges this is crazy
She got off easy murdered her own child 22 years .l though it would be life without parole
And only 85% w good behavior that's only 19
@@stephanied6451 WOW
Thats ashame wheres the justice for that baby girl?
@angelbasham6631 the jury selected the lesser charge
There is no justice for victims. The court system is set up to be in favor of the criminal.
Why do they always say concurrent!? It should be consecutive! Now she can be out in 18 years! I don’t believe the 2 year old pulled the trigger! I feel the father has a good case against the state because they really dropped the ball!
Agreed!!!
no way the 1 year old fired more than once the recoiled will have gotten the kid. she’s lying
Concurrent is the so dumb. Why is there even such a thing?
@@Eileen064 I wonder the same thing! Time off for good behavior really gets me! It’s like passing a child in school to the next grade not because they got good marks but because they behaved!
@@patreich8690 Great analogy! It’s insane.
To the dad and family I hope one day you can find peace
The Father's victim impact statement was heartbreaking.
She didn't like hearing how her daughter and her ex had a good time. She was one jealous mother.
She should have gotten a lot more time. Like life behind bars!!!
life behind bars for sure, nothing less
Law and order 🙁🙁she should get at least 50years
Whew the look on her face when the father impact statement was being read
The father needs to sue the police department crim.nally and civil
Do anyone know if that her mother sitting behind her
yes for sure
Her face pisses me off- nothing there. No remorse. No feeling. No caring. NOT A MOTHER!! 🤬😤
That sentence was not justice. Her sentencing should have been consecutive. She is not remorseful, they take crying with no tears.
She said that the two-year-old got the gun, and the camera recorded her tossing her ‘friend’s gun under the shrubbery. But she hasn’t learned how to safely keep a firearm from her two-year-old after such a tragedy? Someday the son, after going back to his father, will have to be told the truth: his mother not only killed his sister out of spite and cruelty, but tried to tell the police that his father killed his daughter, before telling them that her two-year-old did it. Sit up straight, this is a bad day of judgement. No more fancy hair straighteners for this woman.
how did she not get life? and even after she had a time to speak she didnt even apologize to her kids and only got 22 years
She looks so haughty and angry at them for daring to find her guilty
She's a disgrace for a mother!!!! To blame her own baby boy for killing he's sister so disgusting!!!! Thank God she's behind bars for a long time . RIP beautiful girl .
I am so confused as to why the sentence was so light for murder
You know why
I don’t think I’d like to be her son.
She’s going for an Amber Award in acting.
I think people who continually cough in the gallery should be asked to leave.
Right! Even they know it's interruptive, so excuse yourself, please! 😊
When they hawk a Lugie I get flamed. Never would happen during Covid I tell ya, now everyone is free to spit.
I really wish the judge would’ve let the prosecution speak more. A lot of things weren’t allowed in trial and I feel like the sentencing phase ties up those loose ends for us viewers that are watching.
It’s glaring! Every word a lie, blamed everyone else, hide evidence, on & on. No conviction for her lie if PTSD, another story. Between her criminal acts, fake crying & snorting, her attorneys outrageous yelling of she’s the victim of mean people, I was so ready to see her sentencing.
Shocking too little! Upsetting!
I don’t believe she was raped either, she prob slept with the guy and then reported it as rape because she saw it as a way of manipulating the system…. Which she has always done imo!
As soon as the judge says that he believes that she stepped out for a moment, and that is when the tragedy occurs, her face straightens up a little bit (like whew he believes my lie). I just don’t believe that is how this tragedy occurs. I have pulled the trigger and I just don’t see how a two-year-old could pull a trigger and accurately shoot. The sentence is super light given how horrible this is.
You wrote "This thing was only a body who carried a fetus and delivered a newborn."- congrats! That's exactly the point! I totally agree!
@@prokastinatore me?
She's a terrible mom.
@@l.a.w.79 Excuse me. You're right. It was not you but it's right what she or he said.
I can't be alone here, I know for a fact I've heard of 2-year-olds killing themselves or others by getting a hold of a gun before. I'm sure of it.
22 years for killing a helpless child??? How is it that murderers get away with their crimes so easily these days??? Do we actually need more of them back in our streets?
it should have been life without parole, what is happening to our system, that was complete planned murder, not an accident, she took the gun off the shelf which was already loaded and ssshot the little girl, why not life, it was planned by her.
Life in prison!
Shes not sorry it happen she a cold heart evil woman
Enough of the ptsd she's a liar and won't receive any award for crap acting
This guy going on and on and on and trying to relitigate an already adjudicated case is a waste of everyone's time. She's a vile monster.
the father should sue the state
And his landlord
Yes
Why do I think they have protections…The State is the State.
What-she was raped by a police officer? But murder of a young child is worse than what was done to this defendant. She did a plea agreement? And lastly, no, she isn’t hurt as badly as the brothers and father were hurt.
18 1/2 mandatory years is inexcusable.
If you do the math it should be 36 years but the sentence is 22 years? Huh?
The judge ordered that the sentences for each count are to be served concurrently.
It’s a concurrent sentence with 85% service rate. So she’s really only spending 18 years and 8 months incarcerate until she’s eligible for parole.
@@positivelycincereYeah shifting stories, showing no remorse, crying for herself, covering evidence, blaming it on kid. Not good points for going to the parole board.
I expected more from TN.
@@straightforward They charged her with felony murder, which is a life offense, but the jury opted for reckless homicide.
When I get upset as much as she appers, tears pour out of me. I need to figure out how she does that.
I’ve been so upset that I had no tears. The last time I remember that happening was when I suffered a miscarriage. I was crying hysterically, but no tears came out. I was completely distraught and in complete despair. It’s hard to explain.
" I was raped and I suffered from PTSD. Don't ya understand it, ma'm?" ...."I can't recall!"....." I don't remember!"....."I tried to protect my son! Don't ya understand it, mam?" .......Defense: "My client was suffering from PTSD your honor!"......
She was so annoying on the stand
wrong jury something made them suggest 22 years instead of life, the judge should really have questioned that one for sure. maybe they will kill her in jail.
Love how judges cut it all back and give a clear accurate summary of how things happened ... they have obviously taken everything in to be able to do this
It is so sad that murdering child would only merit such a short prison sentance. Our country continues to fail our most precious, our future, our children. Tears for the most innocent and most vulnerable gone to soon.
Her attitude and demeanor says it all
WOW! Slap on the wrist!!
Watching Howington sit there and shake her head during the victim impact statement, makes it clear to me that she has not remorse or shame in what she's done. She's taken no accountability and she never will. That won't ever bode well for her in the system. I'm so angry with her right this moment! Shame on this woman's lack of remorse and accountability.
I completely agree, but of course she also did her FAKE crying all through the trial!! I feel so bad for Destiny's Daddy. I as well, am angry. I think she truly "thought" PTSD was going to get her a slap on the wrist. SO glad the judge and jury saw through all her fakeness and lies!!
Do you need a tissue Robin? Nah.. didn’t think so 🐊 😒
She cry’s then is over it very suddenly
Not long enough...Just watching her over the trial, she knows when to pull that face without tears..She's cunning..
She only cries for herself, not her precious daughter
Sittin up there wit them suitcase bags under her eyes.😒
She needs to be sentenced to life in prison for taking a child’s life, not fit to be a mother
Thanks for the obvious
The chair the judge is sitting on is bigger than the judge 😂
Look at her posture. Look how she has placed herself in relationship to her attorney. Look at her expression. Look at how she shakes her head to move her hair. Look at where her eyes are looking. Her non-verbal body language is that of a rebellious teenager who is bored to tears and refuses to accept or take responsibility for her actions. What type of person does this? A sociopath.
agree agree what the hell is wrong with out sysem - life without parole
Another one crying but no tears
We’ve got their number!🐊🐊🐊
I know a lawyer gets paid to do a job, but it’s saying how her lawyer just tried to get her out of everything even though she killed her own child and then tried to blame the two year-old for sick Justice
I got so mad when he kept shaking his head, then interrupted the victim impact statement. So disrespectful!!
I could not be an attorney in a case like this concerning a child!! I would have turned on her like a snake, and lost my job!!
Where do these horrors get the hair dye while in prison???
I finally got over the trauma of seeing her many "crying" faces .... I forgot about them till now , having to re live through those memories.
She should've gotten life No parole like her baby smh
Hmmm not enough time shoulda given her 50 years before she could go to the board
She looks constipated when she makes that face
Not enough, she's got off lightly
A terrible verdict. A 5 yr old shot and killed ?? 22 years should be life.
16.7 years on good behavior…I wonder if she can do that….behave?
Real time to serve us about 17 years now! For a child life! Concurrent! She could have added 20 more crimes to her already 20 and still get less than 20 years. How is that justice. Everything she did was awful, every lie, every justification & blame, hiding evidence, insane stories! She should pay the dad’s attorney fees in restitution .
I liked this judge until his sentencing. He made her day, for sure! Her ugly pound friend & fake crying was gone then.
This way too little of a sentence was shocking!
Here come the tears!!!!
On bond , countless failed drug tests, why oh why did the authorities allow this woman to have custody of children ??
You killed you're own daughter, you're own flesh and blood??? A mother? I think not😢 Heartbreaking for the poor father and other children! 😢😢😢 RIP BABY GIRL 😢❤❤
She should have gotten life.
Had it been Antoine on trial, it would’ve been a totally different outcome!
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She is only serving 18 years. Disgraceful!!!
COURT TV, This video is fantastic! I liked it a lot!
Prosecutor was not prepared. Good thing the judge was, this evil woman could have gotten off easily.
Remember she said that her 3yr old son pushed a stool to the closet, put on high heels because he was too short to reach the gun, climbed on the stool with the heels on, got the gun, walked to the living room and shot the other child. Then the mom said a random black man walked into the house shot the kid and ran out. Then she said it was the baby daddy not a random. Then she said it was Gavin.. Then she threw the gun into a bush and said she didn't know where it was. Then she said she has PTSD. Where's the truth hm
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Don't forget she also blamed 3 Hispanics they saw at the park. She pretty much blamed everyone but the mailman in my OPINION!!
I remember how her story changed so many times and she still only got 22 years, there is something wrong there, life life without parole. do it over judge have more control, take a look at the lies, none of them made sense you should have been be able to figure that it was her all along, judge you need to be more careful, I think you made a bad mistake with 22 years.
When I think of all the loving families looking to adopt it breaks my heart. Both these kids could've been in loving, safe, amazing homes. I know because after I gave birth to two of my own biological children, I was lucky to have adopted a baby from my cousin who knew she couldn't raise him right. That led us to adopting another baby only a few months later. They have been SUCH A HUGE, HUGGE BLESSING to us. Hearing from the mother & the father I just feel like these kids would've been better off adopted. She's selfish and careless, but so was the father. All he's talking about is him. Both continue to blame other people. May this baby girl rest in peace now & forever 🙏🏼
You are absolutely right and a great human being and loving mother, you are terrific, love people that have love for adopptions, we seem to be losing children to bad parents when they could be adopted. I wish I was young again I would adopt all of them. Good for you.
Haven't followed this case but she looks like she could be a mean beast. Doesn't look motherly. She has a bad attitude sitting there.
She deserves every second of those 22 years and then some. I’m glad he didn’t waste time by making consecutive when it would have been appealed down anyways. This judge knows his stuff and worked perfectly within the system in front of him.
Repent Lady for forgiveness of your sins!!!
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Cough One More Time!! Your Out Of The Court Room!!
Very sad 😔
Life
She will have to serve 18. 7 years if she rehabilitates or 22.0 years if not.
A small child is dead because of her! 85% time from the sentence, time served, she walks out of court with about 16 years! All concurrent, all she did, hide, lied, broke the law so many times the judge quit counting & none of that mattered? Why? She could have committed 10 more crimes, kept going & still get the same sentence. That doesn’t make sense! Judge said unique case, yes it is. Because she has behaved awful since the gun went off! Restitution, pay the child’s father’s court cost after accusing him!
I became so disgusted by her fake ugly crying face with crocodile tears & her attorneys outrageous behavior, yelling at witnesses! Even yelling at detectives about their outrageous behavior when finally yelled at her.
Watch the whole video. Interrogations need to get to the truth not ask did ask and then say okay, thank you, bye.
And sick of the PTSD rabbit hole they go down. No conviction there either.
But it must be true, right!
If you're going to read a victim impact statement, at least try not to sound bored and annoyed.
The whole thing is sad 😭😭😭😭
Does anyone know the motive for her un-aliving her daughter? Problems with daddy? Money? Can't take it anymore, too many kids!..... why would she do this???
i think she was handling the weapon and accidentally discharged it.. meaning the mother
When her daughter’s father left, she was enraged. She murdered their daughter because she didn’t want the two to have a relationship.
BECAUSE, SHE’S AN EVIL HUMAN BEING IMO.
I am glad the Judge told her he did nor believe her Bull Crap
Cant believe he didnt give her a life sentence @@priscilliacarter1144
Everyone uses PTSD as an excuse for crap behaviour nowadays.
How did she only get 22 years for this? That’s a travesty in itself.
the gun was out. the dumb mom handled it and accidentally discharged it or was playing and pointed at the 5 year old.IMO
Not me. I think it was intentional
@@Justaskme781 no accident here, all planned she was the biggest liar with such cock and bull stories, I was thinking she thought we are all so dumb we wouldnt see the real truth . WE ALL SAW THE REAL TRUTH.
When the state spoke she looked so bored. When her defense speaks the self pity flows! Despicable, sociopath.
I really! Think that she really! Needs to spind the rest of her life in prison without the possibility of parole ever! Again
18.7 yrs of 22 yr sentence. WOW 😯