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Murder case moving to Kalamazoo County
Couple charged with killing their daughter
Updated: Friday, 13 Nov 2009, 4:34 PM EST
Published : Friday, 13 Nov 2009, 4:34 PM EST
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) - Officials say the trial of a St. Joseph County couple charged in the death of their 16-year-old daughter will move to Kalamazoo County.
Anthony and Marsha Springer face charges of murder, first-degree child abuse and torture in the death of their daughter, Calista. Her body was found chained to a bed in an upstairs bedroom in the family's burned-out home on Feb. 27, 2008 in Centreville.
Each charge carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.
The trial will be Jan. 26 in Kalamazoo County Circuit Court. The same judge and prosecutors from St. Joseph County will still be involved.
They will use the different courtroom and jurors because, after interviewing 125 potential jurors in two days, St. Joseph County Circuit Judge Paul Stutesman was unable to seat a jury8. Too many would-be jurors answered that they were aware of the case and they would be unable to render an unbiased and fair decision, Stutesman said. The judge had denied an earlier change-of-venue motion.
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