Trial For Smith Scheduled For Summer Of 2016

A Clatsop County judge has set June 28, 2016 as the trial date for a Goldendale woman accused of aggravated murder in the death of her two-year-old daughter and the attempted aggravated murder of her 13-year-old daughter in a Cannon Beach hotel in July of last year.  41-year-old Jessica Smith has pleaded not guilty to the charges, and The Oregonian reports defense lawyer William Falls indicated to Judge Cindee Matyas he will probably pursue a mental health defense.  Clatsop County District Attorney Josh Marquis pushed for a trial this coming summer.  Court records show Smith gave a videotaped interview to an FBI agent after her arrest.  Marquis has not indicated if he will seek the death penalty.