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Bott-Graham trial still scheduled for Sept. 12

By Casey Santee

Journal Writer
August 28, 2006

POCATELLO - A judge refused to postpone the first-degree murder trial of a woman who allegedly killed a 2-year-old autistic boy last November.

Michelle Bott-Graham, 40, pleaded inoccent to murdering Cameron Hamilton during her arraignment March 28 at the Bannock County Courthouse.

Her trial is still set for Sept. 12, although another hearing to push back the trial is scheduled for telephone conference next week with Sixth District Judge Peter McDermott, who is presiding over the case.

Bannock County Prosecutor Mark Hiedeman said defense attorney Keith Roark, of Hailey, requested the postponement because he wants more medical documents pertaining to the case.

“It's about the defense not being able to get all the medical information they need from the autopsy and Primary Children's Medical Center to prepare their expert to testify,” Hiedeman said. “I've turned over (to them) all the medical records I've received.”

Hiedeman, who said Roark specifically wants x-rays and autopsy slides, added that he is ready for the trial as scheduled.

Roark didn't return calls for comment.

Bott-Graham, a former autism counselor who had her license suspended indefinitely following a 2003 drug conviction, was working for the now defunct Achieving a Better Life day care and children's mental health center when Cameron suffered severe head injuries. She had taken him from ABL to her Pocatello home for autism treatment Nov. 29, but returned an unresponsive Cameron to the center hours later. The toddler died at Primary Children's in Salt Lake City Dec. 5.

Achieving a Better Life owners Randie Wilhelm and Vickey Stauffer - who hired Bott-Graham despite the fact she didn't have a counseling license - were charged with failure to report child abuse, injury to a child and obstructing an investigation, which are all misdemeanor crimes.

 
 

 

 

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