04-27-2012, 11:57 AM
edit: LUDINGTON, Mich. (WOOD) - A jury has reached a guilty verdict in the trial of Sean Phillips for the unlawful imprisonment of his 4-month-old daughter Katherine who has not been seen in 10 months.
Wood8
LUDINGTON, Mich. (WOOD) - The jury in the case against a man accused in the disappearance of Baby Kate started deliberations late Thursday. Earlier in the day, lawyers made their final arguments.
Sean Phillips faces a possible 15 years in prison if convicted of unlawful imprisonment in the disappearance of his daughter Katherine Phillips, who went missing in the summer of 2011.
The trial stretched nearly two full weeks. The prosecution called witnesses for most of that time, the defense spending only a few hours on Thursday calling its witnesses.
Tempers were hot at times, particularly as Kate's mother Ariel Courtland spent a day and a half on the stand at the beginning of the trial and again when the defense called her back to the witness stand. All the while, the defense tried to discredit her and blame her for the disappearance.
And now, after hours and hours of testimony and months of searching and questions, there may be a verdict in the case as soon as Friday.
complete coverage of case/trial here:
http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/nw_...ome-Friday
![[Image: sean-phillips-042612_20120426123338_640_480.JPG]](http://media2.woodtv.com//photo/2012/04/26/sean-phillips-042612_20120426123338_640_480.JPG)
![[Image: katherine-phillips-fb-07011_20110701123803_640_480.JPG]](http://media2.woodtv.com//photo/2011/07/01/katherine-phillips-fb-07011_20110701123803_640_480.JPG)
Wood8
LUDINGTON, Mich. (WOOD) - The jury in the case against a man accused in the disappearance of Baby Kate started deliberations late Thursday. Earlier in the day, lawyers made their final arguments.
Sean Phillips faces a possible 15 years in prison if convicted of unlawful imprisonment in the disappearance of his daughter Katherine Phillips, who went missing in the summer of 2011.
The trial stretched nearly two full weeks. The prosecution called witnesses for most of that time, the defense spending only a few hours on Thursday calling its witnesses.
Tempers were hot at times, particularly as Kate's mother Ariel Courtland spent a day and a half on the stand at the beginning of the trial and again when the defense called her back to the witness stand. All the while, the defense tried to discredit her and blame her for the disappearance.
And now, after hours and hours of testimony and months of searching and questions, there may be a verdict in the case as soon as Friday.
complete coverage of case/trial here:
http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/nw_...ome-Friday