Starting Monday, Sept. 16, Carly Madison Gregg, 15, will stand trial for the homicide of her 40-year-old mom and tried homicide of her stepfather.
Gregg, who was 14 on the time of the offense, allegedly shot and killed her mother, Ashley Smylie, and injured her stepfather, Heath Smylie, on the household's Brandon house in March. By May, a grand jury had indicted Gregg, as an grownup, on the counts of first-degree homicide, tried homicide and tampering with proof.
Gregg is being held in solitary confinement on the Rankin County Jail in Brandon till her trial.
Rankin County Circuit Court Judge Dewey Arthur is the presiding decide in the case.
Below is what we all know forward of the upcoming trial:
When is the trial for Carly Madison Gregg?
The trial is about to start Sept. 16. According to each the state and the protection, the trial is anticipated to final a number of days.
What is Carly Madison Gregg accused of?
During an April preliminary listening to, Rankin County investigator Zachary Cotton testified Gregg opened hearth a number of instances at her mom after Ashely “took some items” out of Gregg’s bed room on the Brandon house. Then, Gregg allegedly invited a pal over claiming there was an “emergency” solely to present the pal her mom’s useless physique. The investigator stated Gregg advised that very same pal how there have been “two for the head, one for the chest” ready for Heath.
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According to Cotton, after Gregg shot her mom two instances in the face and as soon as under the chin, Gregg texted Heath from her mother’s cellphone to lure her stepdad to the home. Heath allegedly fought again and grabbed the gun earlier than Gregg fled the scene by hopping a fence, prompting authorities to observe her actions by helicopter and arrest her a short while after the incident. Cotton stated the stepfather stated Gregg’s “eyes were really big, like she had seen a demon or something to that effect” when the 2 struggled over the gun.
During a Tuesday, Sept. 10, listening to, protection lawyer Bridget Todd advised the Court that Heath is anticipated to stand by Gregg as a witness, though he's a sufferer.
What sentencing might Carly Madison Gregg face?
On Aug. 27, Gregg confirmed to the courtroom that she would reasonably go to trial and presumably face two life sentences than settle for the state's plea deal of 40 years in jail. The protection’s plea is madness.
“The jury will either acquit you or you'll be facing two life sentences, or this court can sentence you up to 93 years. Do you understand that?” Arthur requested Gregg.
“Yes, your honor,” Gregg stated.
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What proof was Carly Madison Gregg's lawyer looking for to exclude?
During a Tuesday, Sept. 10, listening to, Kevin Dale Camp, one among Gregg's protection attorneys, sought to exclude proof of a urine drug check given at Gregg's admission to the Rankin County Youth Detention Center stating it was “a search and therefore required a warrant.”
“There’s no consent, there’s no warrant, the test wasn’t done right,” Camp said. “It’s being used for a different purpose than what the Youth Detention Center uses it for. For all of those reasons, your Honor, we ask that the test be excluded… .”
Corey Gerber, the prosecutor at the Rankin County Youth Court, revealed during testimony that Gregg had tested positive for marijuana when she arrived at the facility. Kathryn White Newman, a prosecutor for the state, also said Gregg admitted to smoking marijuana on or around March 18, a day before the shootings that killed Ashely and injured Heath.
“We believe that this information is certainly pertinent since (Gregg) has asserted her right to claim an insanity defense. … Once the defendant puts their sanity at issue, the door is thrown wide open for the admission of evidence of every act of the accused’s life relevant to the issue of insanity or sanity and is admissible in evidence,” Newman stated.
Arthur heard arguments from both sides before ruling the defense’s motion to suppress the urine drug test was denied.
Other drugs may become a reoccurring topic throughout the trial. At a previous hearing, Gregg's attorneys noted she changed antidepressant medications in the weeks before the murder, implying the switch had impacted her behavior. The defense said Gregg started taking the anxiety and depression medication, Lexapro. One of the witnesses for the defense is Dr. Andrew Clark, who is expected to testify about Gregg's mental health.
Will Carly Madison Gregg be transferred from Rankin County jail?
Camp attempted to convince Arthur to move the case to youth court during the Tuesday, Sept. 10, motion hearing. Rankin County Youth Prosecutor Corey Gerber took the stand at the hearing and testified he felt that transferring the case would be inappropriate, considering the charges Gregg faces. Arthur agreed with Gerber, denying the defense's request stating, “transferring this case again is principally an acquittal. I do not suppose that is acceptable.”
Gregg is currently being held in solitary confinement at the Rankin County Jail, an adult jail, in Brandon until her trial. Due to the severity of the crimes, Gregg is being tried as an adult.
Why are Carly Madison Gregg's attorneys under a judge's criticism?
Todd and Camp, defense attorneys representing Gregg, have faced frustration from a judge who has accused the defense of willfully withholding discovery materials as well as missing key deadlines in the case.
During an Aug. 19 hearing, Camp said the defense contracted a doctor in July to evaluate Gregg's mental status and they had not complete their report, and the defense said they would share the final report with the prosecution upon completion. Arthur raised concerns about the delay.
“This is beginning to sound like a willful attempt to obtain tactical advantage,” Arthur said. “It is a total ambush, a complete bushwhacking to hold the report until 10 days before and that is not the purpose of an insanity defense.”
Camp advised the Court the protection “is not withholding (the report) intentionally.”
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Arthur ordered that each one discovery materials from each the state and the protection should be turned in by Aug. 20, or else it will be excluded at trial.
Then got here the Tuesday, Sept. 10, listening to the place prosecutors revealed they'd not acquired a witness checklist from the protection as of the deadline and solely acquired minimal data as of Sept. 3. The state requested Arthur to bar the protection from introducing witnesses and proof disclosed after the invention deadline.
The protection acknowledged they'd not handed over their witness checklist till Sept. 3. However, the protection argued the prosecution had additionally missed deadlines. Arthur ceased the argument accusing the protection of making an attempt to “surprise” prosecutors on the trial. Arthur dominated that at the very least one protection witness wouldn't be allowed at trial due to the invention violations and restricted what others might testify to.
