Man convicted in toddlers 2021 beating death pushes for new trial
Phillip Gardner, 34, 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.
Gardner was convicted of second-degree murder and obstruction of justice in May 2025. He appealed that conviction in July 2025.
In court on Thursday, Gardner’s attorney argued that there is no evidence available indicating Gardner was responsible for Allen’s injuries.
Gardner’s attorneys also stated that he should not receive a life sentence in prison.
The opposing counsel argues that because Gardner did not call for help, he should be convicted of murder.
A judge will make a ruling on whether Gardner will be granted a new trial on September 19.
Gardner’s sentencing is scheduled for October 9.
During Apple's week-long product launch event on Tuesday, a listing for the "MacBook Neo (Model…
EA is adding some big changes to The Sims 4: Later this month, it's introducing…
Stolthaven, a leading provider of storage services for bulk liquids and gases, first started rolling…
Every technological revolution encounters a series of pivotal moments where it sits on the fulcrum…
What started as a normal week around AI turned into something more interesting. It started…
Apple just dropped a bevy of announcements, including for its next MacBook Air and MacBook…
This website uses cookies.