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Fred Onyango

4yo Georgia girl found dead in trunk of mother’s car. She faces death penalty, but lawyers say allegations contain language ‘unknown to the grand jury’

A Georgia Superior Court judge has denied a defense motion to dismiss murder charges against a woman accused in the death of a 4-year-old girl whose body was found inside a car trunk.

According to Court TV, Hall County Superior Court Judge Lindsay Burton’s ruling means the capital case against 37-year-old Jessica Maria Motes will move forward, leaving the possibility of a death sentence on the table.

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