Waiving the right to a jury trial essentially means the accused will have a judge determine guilt based on testimony through what is known as a bench trial.
By Jeremy Coumbes on January 15, 2021 at 8:19am
Bond has been set for two women charged in connection to the murder of a rural Murrayville man.
29 year old Sara M. Schofield of New Berlin and 36 year old Laura C. Acree of Gobbler Road in Murrayville appeared in Morgan County Court Thursday where they were both charged with concealment of a homicidal death and obstructing justice in the investigation of the murder of Schofiled’s husband, 32 year old Robert Schofield.
The other defendant, Laura Acree is the wife of Robert Schofield’s accused murderer, 35 year old Kenneth J. Acree of rural Murrayville.