The woman credited with helping bring about the surrender of accused courthouse gunman Brian Nichols recounted at his murder trial Monday how she appealed to his religious beliefs during hours in captivity before persuading him to set her free. Authorities say Ashley Smith Robinson's calm dealings with her captor helped bring an end to Nichols' rampage after he burst into her suburban Atlanta apartment and held her for seven hours. "I said whatever was necessary to get on his good side, I guess," she testified Monday. If convicted, Nichols, 36, could face the death penalty for a 2005 shooting spree that began in a downtown Atlanta courthouse that left a judge, a court reporter, a deputy and a federal agent dead. He has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to murder charges. Testifying in the third week of trial, Smith...
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