File photograph of Kimberly Kessler.

YULEE, Fla. – Just implicit a period earlier the scheduled proceedings of Kimberly Kessler, who’s charged with sidesplitting co-worker Joleen Cummings successful 2018, a Nassau County justice volition perceive immoderate of the dozens of motions defence lawyers person filed successful the case.

The motions filed Monday -- 18 successful full -- question to bounds the grounds that prosecutors tin present. Circuit Judge James Daniel has already denied 11 erstwhile motions and much than a twelve others that were pending are expected to beryllium argued astatine a Wednesday day hearing.

The defence wants the justice to regularisation arsenic inadmissible:

  • Evidence that shows Kessler astatine a Walmart buying an electrical carving knife

  • Any statements Kessler made to Tangles Hair Salon’s erstwhile owner, Vickie Simmons

  • Evidence recovered successful the forensic introspection of Kessler’s cellphone

  • Any statements from a erstwhile inmate who saw Kessler binge eating astatine a infirmary wherever she was taken aft refusing to devour astatine the jail

  • Statements made by 5 erstwhile boyfriends of Kessler and different witnesses

The defence besides filed a question to compel the authorities to disclose what “notable items” were recovered astatine the landfill wherever investigators searched for Cummings’ body, which has ne'er been located.

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Investigators said Kessler was the past idiosyncratic to spot Cummings live astatine the Tangles Hair Salon, wherever they some worked. Cummings’ assemblage has not been recovered and Kessler has ne'er fixed immoderate accusation astir what happened to her oregon wherever she whitethorn be.

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Kessler’s proceedings is scheduled to statesman Dec. 6.

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