Trial Delayed In Jackson Child Abuse Case
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November 15, 2018
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Isaac Estes-Jones
Bambi Jackson was set to have a bench trial on Thursday, November 8, in the death of her 13 month old infant in 2016. However, on Tuesday, November 6, online court records indicate the state requested a continuance.
On Wednesday, November 7, Honorable Judge Alan Blankenship accepted the motion for continuance. Jackson was reportedly offered a plea at the pre-trial conference on October 31, with that offer set to expire at a case review on Monday, November 5.
Prosecutors and attorneys for Jackson will next appear before the judge for scheduling on Tuesday, November 20. A trial date will then be set.
Jackson is charged with abuse of a child and involuntary manslaughter following the April 2016 death of her infant. Earlier this year, Jackson’s husband, Joshua Jackson, entered an Alford plea in the death of the child. He was convicted of endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree and involuntary manslaughter in the second degree and sentenced to 120 days of shock incarceration in prison. If the state does not grant parole, Joshua Jackson could be imprisoned for up to seven years.
Bambi Jackson was set to have a bench trial on Thursday, November 8, in the death of her 13 month old infant in 2016. However, on Tuesday, November 6, online court records indicate the state requested a continuance.
On Wednesday, November 7, Honorable Judge Alan Blankenship accepted the motion for continuance. Jackson was reportedly offered a plea at the pre-trial conference on October 31, with that offer set to expire at a case review on Monday, November 5.
Prosecutors and attorneys for Jackson will next appear before the judge for scheduling on Tuesday, November 20. A trial date will then be set.
Jackson is charged with abuse of a child and involuntary manslaughter following the April 2016 death of her infant. Earlier this year, Jackson’s husband, Joshua Jackson, entered an Alford plea in the death of the child. He was convicted of endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree and involuntary manslaughter in the second degree and sentenced to 120 days of shock incarceration in prison. If the state does not grant parole, Joshua Jackson could be imprisoned for up to seven years.