The trial of a woman accused of murdering a Milan resident will be delayed a bit longer.
23-year-old Allison Moore is charged with murder and is facing life without parole in connection to the shooting death of Nancy Hershman in December 2012.
On Friday, Circuit Court Judge Carl Taul suppressed the statements Moore made to police officers in January 2013. The defendant requested the motion after claiming the State did not honor her right to remain silent nor provide appropriate Miranda warnings.
According to the motion filed Monday, “The State never effectively stopped asking questions of the Defendant after she unequivocally communicated her right to remain silent not did the State provide an additional advisement and waiver of her Miranda rights.”
Based on the court ruling and the timing of it, the prosecution asked for a continuance of the trial so a possible appeal could be explored and further evaluation of the case, Ripley County Prosecutor Ric Hertel explained.
