Judge irked by delayed mental health report for mom charged with infant’s murder

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Judge irked by delayed mental health report for mom charged with infant’s murder

WESTERN BUREAU: THE PRESIDING judge in the case of Shamoya Green voiced clear exasperation on Friday that the defendant has not been given any mental-health treatment since her arrest. Green is accused of throwing her five-month-old daughter off...

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