Attorneys appointed for two accused in death of child
Two unrelated high-profile murder cases were set for hearings Monday and two defendants in one case were appointed attorneys while the third in a different case will undergo a mental evaluation.
Annette D. Harvey, 51, of New Jersey, was charged in January with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of Robin Leonard. The stabbing happened Jan. 29 at Leonardâs home and she died 11 days later.
Harvey appeared with her attorney, Jeff Johnson, before Criminal Court Judge Lisa Rice. Johnson asked the judge to approve a mental evaluation for his client, which she did.
A woman accused in the fatal stabbing of an East Tennessee State University psychology professor will undergo a mental evaluation and pursue an insanity defense, according to an announcement her attorney made Tuesday.
Annette D. Harvey, 51, of New Jersey, was arrested Jan. 18, just hours after Robin Leonard was stabbed. She was initially charged with attempted first-degree murder, but that was upgraded to first-degree murder in court Tuesday.
Leonard, 50, died Jan 29 after 11 days in critical condition.
New details were expected to be revealed in a preliminary hearing for Harvey, but her attorney elected to waive a hearing and send the case straight to a grand jury.
ETSUâs Robin Leonard was stabbed at her Johnson City home Jan. 18
Johnson City police confirmed Monday that a Johnson City woman, who was stabbed multiple times at her home on Jan. 18, has died.
Robin Leonard, a beloved East Tennessee State University psychology professor, died Friday around 8:30 p.m. Her alleged attacker, Annette D. Harvey, 51, of New Jersey, has been charged with first-degree murder.
Leonard was stabbed at least eight times on Jan. 18. Johnson City police said she told them who attacked her before she was rushed to an area hospital.
According to an arrest warrant, Leonard had custody of Harveyâs children. There had reportedly been an encounter between the women on Sunday, the day before the stabbing, when Harvey took the children from Leonardâs home. They were later located by police and returned to Leonard.
A Johnson City woman stabbed at least eight times pointed out her attacker to police when they responded to a home where 911 was called and abruptly disconnected Monday morning.