Lawyers appeal foster mother's conviction in child's death

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Lawyers for an Illinois woman found guilty of killing a 4-year-old Bloomington foster child say her conviction should be overturned because of errors at her trial.

The (Bloomington) Pantagraph reports (http://bit.ly/1m6gVk9 ) Heather Lamie's attorneys are scheduled to argue an appeal of her 2014 conviction on Jan. 12.

A Livingston County jury found Lamie guilty of murder and endangering a child for the 2011 death of Kianna Rudesill.

Kianna was a foster child in Lamie's Cullom home when she was taken to a Pontiac hospital for seizure-like symptoms and later died.

Authorities said she died from brain injuries and blunt trauma to the head. Lamie's lawyer at trial argued the injuries were self-inflicted.

Her appellate lawyer says prosecutors failed to link the injuries to Lamie.

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Information from: The Pantagraph, http://www.pantagraph.com