Justin Miller will be in Starke Circuit Court Monday, December 20 at 1 p.m. CT for a plea hearing as a plea agreement has been filed in his case. Miller is accused of murder in the death of 11-month-old Mercedes Lain in August.
The plea hearing was set following a Discovery Compliance court hearing Friday morning on the matter. Both the defense and prosecution have been working to compile discovery evidence in this case and both sides have agreed that the process is going well, given the enormous amount of information involved in this case.
During the plea hearing, Starke County Prosecuting Attorney Leslie Baker, Special Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Tami Napier and Defense Attorney Alex Hoover will discuss the proposed plea agreement that was filed this week in Starke Circuit Court. The details of the plea agreement were not discussed during Friday’s Discovery Compliance hearing and the details concerning the terms of the agreement are not available at this time.
