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Sonya Massey's family leaves hearing with victory after Grayson denied release (opens the original)
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) - Sean Grayson has been denied medical release. That's the decision from the Illinois Prisoner Review Board after the former Sangamon County deputy, convicted of second-degree murder, applied to be let out of prison because he has cancer. Friday's hearing lasted less than an hour. The board introduced themselves and then allowed Sonya Massey's family to share their testimonies. The three-member board included Robin Shoffner, Rodger Heaton and Jared Bohland. The boar
Sophia Davis' family reacts after guilty verdict: 'My voice was finally heard' (opens the original)
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LINCOLN, Ill. (WICS/ WRSP) - A Logan County jury found Cierra Coker guilty of first-degree murder Thursday in the death of 19-month-old Sophia Davis. Sophiaâs family said this case has consumed them for four years. After the verdict, Sophia's aunt, Jodi Rabich, said she felt excitement because her niece finally received justice. Rabich also said she feels bad for Coker's family. She said Coker's family will now have to live with the stigma of what happened. Sophia's mother, Casandra Needham, s
Day 8 of trial: Pediatrician testifies Sophia Davis was a healthy child (opens the original)
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LINCOLN, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) - Jurors heard testimony Wednesday from the pediatrician who cared for Sophia Davis from birth until her death, as testimony wrapped up in the first-degree murder trial of Cierra Coker. Coker is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 19-month-old Sophia Davis. She has pleaded not guilty. Before jurors entered the courtroom, the defense asked the judge for a directed verdict on the felony murder charge, arguing prosecutors failed to meet their burden of proof.
Day 6 of Trial: Defense challenges abuse doctor’s findings, begins case (opens the original)
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LINCOLN, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) - Jurors heard continued testimony Monday from the state's child abuse pediatrician before the defense began calling its own witnesses in the first-degree murder trial of a Logan County woman accused of killing a toddler. Cierra Coker is charged with first-degree murder in the 2022 death of 19-month-old Sophia Davis. Prosecutors said Coker beat the toddler to death while she was in her care. Coker has pleaded not guilty. The day began with the continuation of defense at
Day 5: Investigator, child abuse doctor testify in Coker murder trial (opens the original)
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LINCOLN, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) - Jurors heard testimony Friday from a detective who investigated Sophia Davis' death and a child abuse pediatrician who testified the 19-month-old died from abusive head trauma in the first-degree murder trial of Cierra Coker. Before jurors entered the courtroom, defense attorneys argued the jury should also see Coker's first interview with investigators after prosecutors chose to introduce only a second interview conducted by Lincoln Police Detective, Matthew Comstock
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