article_snippet: Jerice Hunter, 41, is facing murder charges in the death of 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley, who went missing in 2011 from her daughter family’s suburban Phoenix home.
article_snippet: On trial: Jerice Hunter (pictured left in court Wednesday), 41, is facing murder charges in the death of 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley (right), who went missing in 2011 .
article_snippet: Harsh: Prosecutor Jeannette Gallagher told jurors Jerice Hunter ( threw Jerice Hunter ( 5-year-old away 'like trash'
article_snippet: The defendant threw Jerice Hunter ( away like trash,’ prosecutor Jeannette Gallagher told the jury in Jerice Hunter ( opening statement. 
article_snippet: All that is left of Jhessye is Jerice Hunter ( blood on the carper in Jerice Hunter ( mother's closet.'
article_snippet: Jerice Hunter ( has maintained Jerice Hunter ( innocence.
article_snippet: Jerice Hunter ( reported Jhessye missing in October 2011.
article_snippet: Authorities say Jerice Hunter ( was arrested after inconsistencies with her mother account were mounting and after witnesses came forward.
article_snippet: Jerice Hunter ( also came under scrutiny during the investigation for an October 2005 arrest with her mother then-husband on child abuse charges in California.
article_snippet: Criminal record: Jerice Hunter ( was arrested in October 2005 with then-husband, George Shockley, (right) for child abuse .
article_snippet: Jerice Hunter ( looked squarely at jurors as the prosecutor laid out Jerice Hunter ( case.
highlights_snippet: Jerice Hunter, 41, is facing murder charges in the death of 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley, who went missing in 2011 .
  