To appeal a conviction means to formally request a higher court to review the decision of a lower court that found someone guilty of a crime.
A jury convicted Phillip Gardner, 34, of second-degree murder and obstruction of justice in May 2025. Gardner was the boyfriend of Neveah Allen’s mother, Lanaya Cardwell, 28. He was accused of dumping the small child’s body in Mississippi after she was punched and died.
An affidavit revealed that Cardwell punched the child in the chest out of anger after the toddler picked up Cardwell’s contact lenses. The child fell backward and hit her head on a cabinet as a result of the punch. After the child had lain down, she was later found unresponsive.
Court records show Cardwell’s trial is set to start on Nov. 3, 2025. She was formally charged with second-degree murder in January 2022.
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