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URBANA, Ill. (AP) — Prosecutors want to subpoena medical records from a University of Illinois student accused of suffocating her newborn baby after giving birth in a residence hall bathroom.
Lindsay L. Johnson of Monee made a brief court appearance Tuesday in Urbana. The 20-year-old faces first-degree murder, among other charges. Authorities say police found her near the campus Music Building on March 13 wearing a backpack with the deceased new born inside.
The (Champaign) News-Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/1X79xUa ) that Judge Tom Difanis asked prosecutors to send him documents from UI's McKinley Health Center so he could determine if they're relevant. Johnson's defense attorney indicated he would likely object to admitting the records.
A June 2 hearing is scheduled. Johnson is free on $75,000 bond that her parents posted last month.
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