old are you?
>> 19 years old.
>> Judge Judy: And how old are
you, Mr. Rainone?
>> 21.
>> Judge Judy: How long had you
and Ms. Smith been dating?
>> Since about February of last
year.
>> Judge Judy: It appears,
Ms. Smith, from what you say,
that you were staying over at
the defendant's house, and that
was January of this year.
Had you done that often?
>> Staying at his house?
Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: With your
mother's permission?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: What time had you
arrived at his house on the
28th?
>> I'd say probably around 2:00
or 3:00 in the morning.
>> Judge Judy: You got there at
2:00 or 3:00 in the morning?
>> Yes.
I was out of town with some
friends that night, and when I
got back in town, I went over to
his house and saw him.
>> Judge Judy: Where had you
been?
>> Winona.
>> Judge Judy: What were you
doing there?
>> Seeing friends, hanging out.
>> Judge Judy: Why didn't you go
home?
>> I just didn't want to.
And he invited me over, and I
said okay.
>> Judge Judy: Well, you live at
home with your mother.
I'm just trying to put this all
together.
And you were out with some
friends.
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: Getting home at
2:00 in the morning.
Could I ask you a question?
19 years old, lives under your
roof, so you control the air,
you control the -- you know,
what goes on in your house.
Had your daughter told you she
was going to be away for a
couple of days?
>> It's not unusual for her to
go to Winona.
I have a 24-year-old that lives
in Winona.
So, when she goes out there,
sometimes she will stay the
whole weekend.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
So, when did she leave?
>> I would imagine she left that
Friday.
>> I left that Friday.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
Did she tell you she was going
to Winona for the weekend, is my
question.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: How did she get
there?
>> Driving.
>> Judge Judy: Whose car?
>> Mine.
>> Judge Judy: So you loaned her
your car to go there.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: I'm gonna --
We're gonna figure it all out.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
So, your daughter lied to you
and told you she was going to
Winona for the weekend.
She went there for the evening,
and then she went to her
boyfriend's house at 2:00 in the
morning on Saturday.
>> Well, can I say something
quick?
>> Judge Judy: Just a -- No.
I'm not talking to you.
Just so that we get this
clear...
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: ...'cause, you
know, I've had teenagers, too.
She didn't tell you she was
going to Winona for the early
evening and then she was going
to spend the rest of the weekend
with Mr. Rainone.
>> Absolutely not.
>> Judge Judy: Thank you.
You may be seated.
Now, so, you got to
Mr. Rainone's house at about
2:00 in the morning?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: And then what
happened?
>> We started fighting when I --
>> Judge Judy: What were you
fighting about, Ms. Smith?
>> Well, he didn't really agree
with me going to town anyway.
You know, any time I hang out
with my friends, it's a problem.
And so we were fighting.
>> Judge Judy: Well, but he had
invited you over or you had
planned to go over or you woke
him up or --
>> No. He invited me over.
He was awake the whole entire --
>> Judge Judy: So far, is that
correct?
>> Yep.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
And you started to argue
because -- Had you been
drinking?
>> No. I was driving.
>> Judge Judy: So that you were
just arguing about hanging out
with these people.
Do you have a brother or a
sister in Winona?
>> A brother.
>> Judge Judy: So, you were
supposed to be staying with him.
>> Well, I tried contacting him
after I finished...
>> Judge Judy: You told your
mother you were staying with
him.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: So, that would
be on the 27th of January,
right?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Did you see your
brother at all on the 27th of
January?
>> No. I text--
>> Judge Judy: No. That's --
So the answer is, no, you didn't
see him at all.
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: So, who were you
seeing?
>> I was with four of my
friends.
>> Judge Judy: Where did you go?
>> We went to another friend of
mine.
So, I used to live there, and I
moved from there to where I live
now.
And so we were just hanging out
with my friends, and after I
hung out with them, I texted my
brother and let him know that I
was in town and that I wanted to
see him, and he didn't contact
me back.
>> Judge Judy: What time was
that?
>> Around 10:00 or 11:00.
>> Judge Judy: Does he work?
>> Yes. I mean, he's awake.
I know him, and I called his
phone, but he didn't answer,
and so --
>> Judge Judy: He was awake.
You called his phone, he didn't
answer.
You texted him, and he didn't
answer.
Okay, now, so then you're over
to the boyfriend's house.
So, the plan wasn't that you
were supposed to go to the
boyfriend's house.
The plan was you were supposed
to go and -- according to you --
according to you -- I'm just
figuring out who my customers
are.
I don't think you're a bad young
lady.
I just think that you're a
fibber, so I have to figure out
what you are fibbing about and
what you're not fibbing about.
So, you weren't supposed to --
The plan wasn't that you were
coming back to see your
boyfriend.
The plan was, according to you,
that you were going to, after
you finished hanging out with
your friends, text your brother
and get in touch with him and go
and sleep there.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: [ Laughs ]
But he didn't answer the phone.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: Right.
You have your phone with you?
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: I'd like to see
the text to your brother.
>> This is -- I have my new
phone.
The phone that I texted him off
was the phone that Joshua broke.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
So, then you get to Joshua's
house, and you were a late
guest, so you didn't get to
contact him until after 10:00,
11:00 at night because you
didn't know that you couldn't
stay at your brother's house,
according to you, which I don't
believe, until 10:00 or 11:00 at
night.
And you go to his house, and you
start to argue 'cause he didn't
like you hanging around in the
college town.