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Friday, May 11, 2012
One of the women charged in the death of 9-year-old Savannah Hardin wants to get out of jail. Jessica Hardin is Savannah's stepmother and is accused of not stepping in to stop the punishment of Savannah that prosecutors say ultimately ended her life. Today Jessica Hardin's attorney told a judge her bond is too high. With a sobbing Jessica Hardin looking on, the defense argued today that Hardin's case can't go to trial until the state tries Savannah Hardin's grandmother, Joyce Garrard, first. Garrard is accused of capital murder and prosecutors say she was the one who forced Savannah Hardin to run around a house for more than three hours until she collapsed. Jessica Hardin's attorneys say the state will have to prove Garrard's intent to kill before they can prosecute the stepmother for murder for allegedly not stepping in to stop the punishment. Capital cases in Etowah County, according to the defense, take two to three years to go to trial, which means Hardin could be in jail for that long if the judge doesn't reduce her $500,000 cash bond. The defense says state guidelines call for a $15,000 to $75,000 property bond. They argue that Hardin isn't going anywhere because she doesn't have a passport and has two small children in Etowah County, including a two-month old who was born while Hardin was in custody. The defense also tipped their hand on strategy, saying they will prove Savannah died because she was given too many narcotics by medical personnel in the hours after her collapse and died from a lack of sodium, not dehydration. Prosecutors say the bond is fair and should stay. The judge promised to examine Hardin's request and rule shortly.
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