Smalls stepped up to the door , and shots were fired at him .
斯麦尔斯正要跨上车门的时候，一只枪射向了他。
Under questioning that night , hess told the police that johnson had killed both swanson and smalls .
当天晚上的讯问，赫斯向警察供述说是约翰逊杀死了斯旺森和斯麦尔斯。
Leaving smalls dead on the side of the highway , johnson fled in one direction , harbert and hess in another . All were quickly caught .
斯麦尔斯死在了高速公路旁，哈伯特、赫斯，约翰逊分别朝不同方向逃串，很快都被抓住。
If she declined-which he knew she well might , given the criminal charges she could face for admitting to having taken part in the smalls murder-the defense would then have to introduce hess 's notarized affidavit into evidence .
Initially , johnson had cause for hope . In 1987 , on appeal , the south carolina supreme court overturned his conviction for the murder of bruce smalls , because the prosecutor in the case had made improper comments during his closing argument .
