Mother Faces Murder Charges
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
The lawyers for a north Arkansas nurse accused
of inducing premature labor in her 13-year-old daughter and letting
her infant grandchild die says she is eager to have her day in
court.
Prosecutors are asking for a delay in the murder trial of
47-year-old Julie Smith. The trial is supposed to begin tomorrow.
But attorneys involved in the case say they expect the judge to
grant the delay.
That dismays Smith`s court-appointed lawyer Ralph Blagg, who
says his client is innocent and has been languishing without a way
to support herself since the murder charge was filed against her in
March since she was suspended from work after charges were filed.
According to Deputy Prosecutor Angela Byrd`s request for
continuance, three expert medical witnesses couldn`t attend the
trial because of meetings and other scheduling conflicts.
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