An associate circuit court judge found probable cause to proceed to trial in the case against a Stover woman accused of murder.
During a preliminary hearing Wednesday in Morgan County Circuit Court, Judge Kevin Schehr found there was enough evidence from the state for Jamie Litton, 26, to be charged with murder in the second degree and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
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