Motion to dismiss denied for Jacksonville mother charged in daughter’s shooting death

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• Little revealed after closed-door testimony in Smollett case Jussie Smollett arrives Wednesday morning, July 14, 2021, at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse. | Anthony Vazquez/Sun-TimesJudge James Linn is expected to rule on Aug. 2 whether the former “Empire” actor can be represented by his latest attorney who is accused of having contact with two key witnesses in the high-profile case. Jussie Smollett appeared in person at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse Wednesday for a closed-door hearing on whether the former “Empire” actor can be represented by his latest attorney who…
• Judge allows Chicago-based R. Kelly lawyers to withdraw from case before Brooklyn trial R. Kelly walks with supporters out of the Leighton Criminal Courthouse, Thursday morning, June 6, 2019. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-TimesThursday’s hearing came as attorneys continued with final preparations for Kelly’s long-delayed sex-trafficking trial, scheduled to begin Aug. 9 in Brooklyn federal court. NEW YORK — A federal judge Thursday allowed jailed R&B singer R. Kelly to shake up his legal defense team just weeks before he is set to go on trial in New York on racketeering charges. U.S. District Judge…
• Mother of boy killed in foster care speaks out A woman who was charged with manslaughter and child neglect in the death of 4-year-old James Reese Jr has bonded out of jail. The cause of the Reese’s death was found to be blunt force trauma and was ruled a homicide. Karissa Garcia is the mother of Reese, who died after a doctor says he was thrown in a tub and hit with a belt. Garcia said she received a notification through the VINE system that Michelle Sipko bonded out…
• Jacksonville mother urges caution after 2-month-old daughter contracts COVID-19 A local mother is urging people to take COVID-19 seriously after her 2-month-old daughter tested positive. Rachel Boggs said her son had RSV so she assumed her daughter was coming down with it as well. But after getting tested, she was surprised to find out her daughter has coronavirus. “I feel ignorant to some extent because I was one of those people who didn’t take it seriously,” Boggs said. Boggs said her daughter Addilyn was diagnosed with COVID-19 on Friday…
• Man charged with attempted murder in Humboldt Park shooting that wounded 2-year-old boy: police A crime scene taped off where a 2-year-old boy and a 32-year-old man were critically wounded in a shooting on the 1500 block of North Tripp Avenue in West Humboldt Park, Tuesday, July 13, 2021. | Anthony Vazquez/Sun-TimesMiguel Avelar was charged with two felony counts of attempted murder. An 18-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder in connection with a shooting July 13 that wounded a 2-year-old boy in Humboldt Park on the Northwest Side. Miguel Avelar was charged…
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