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Bond reduction denied for Connie Smith

The Emmett woman facing charges in connection with the death of an eight-year-old appeared in court on Thursday.

Gem County Magistrate Judge Tyler Smith heard her request for a bond reduction and ultimately denied it. Her bond will remain at $800,000.

During the hearing, Smith and her defense counsel requested her preliminary hearing be reset. The judge set the new date for July 6 at 2 pm. She had previously waived her right to a speedy preliminary hearing.

Smith is facing one count of failure to notify of a corpse, and one count of felony destruction of evidence. She is the grandmother of an 8-year-old girl who was found dead inside a trash bag in a vehicle in April.

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