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GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) — Potential jurors are reporting for the capital murder trial of an Alabama woman charged in her granddaughter's running death.
Dozens of prospective jurors assembled Monday at the Etowah County Courthouse in Gadsden for questioning by attorneys in the trial of 59-year-old Joyce Hardin Garrard of Boaz.
The process will take days, but it's unclear exactly how long.
Snowy weather delayed jury selection last week.
Garrard faces a possible death sentence if convicted in the death of 9-year-old Savannah Hardin.
Authorities say the woman made her granddaughter run for hours and carry wood as punishment for a lie about eating candy.
Defense attorneys say the girl had health problems before her death. They are also raising questions about other things that happened the day she collapsed three years ago.
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