Jhessye Shockley , 5, AZ -- MISSING/PRESUMED DEAD

[Duchess]

I found the lack of DNA to be odd too. That's just an observation, not any kind of defense of the mother. Noooo.

[blueberryhill]

Jerice Hunter found guilty on child abuse and murder charges for her daughter.
Sorry this has to be short and sweet....

[HairOfTheDog]

Jerice Hunter found guilty on child abuse and murder charges for her daughter.
Sorry this has to be short and sweet....

Good news! I thought it was about ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ odds that she'd be convicted of the murder, but that the abuse charge was pretty much a no-brainer.

Snip:
Jurors got the case early last week and deliberated for the equivalent of two-and-a-half days before reaching the verdict about whether Hunter murdered Jhessye, who was reported missing in October 2011.


Onlookers said Hunter appeared stoic as the guilty verdict was read, but her mother, Shirley Johnson (pictured above), erupted, howling that Jhessye "is not dead" before being ousted from the courtroom.

Shortly after the verdict was read, jurors returned to the deliberation room, where they would decide any aggravating factors in the case. At minimum, Hunter faces a term of 35 years to life for Jhessye's death when she is sentenced next month.

Full story: http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/loca.../26457663/

[BlueTiki]

Jerice Hunter will be sentenced, today.

I can only hope she will die behind bars and her body will be tossed into a dumpster . . . with the other trash.

[blueberryhill]

Jerice Hunter will be sentenced, today.

I can only hope she will die behind bars and her body will be tossed into a dumpster . . . with the other trash.

Jerice Hunter sentenced to life plus 20 years for abuse charge....I will drink to that.....Cheers!