Mother Accused of Fatally Burning Baby in Court

Christina White, the 29-year-old Iberia woman facing first-degree murder and other charges for the burning death of her baby in 2007, is due in court this afternoon for a pre-trial conference at which a date for her trial is expected to be set. White is accused of setting fire to a blanket wrapped around her seven-month-old son, who died after several weeks in the hospital. The case was moved from Miller to LaClede County, and in January the state Supreme Court ruled White met the definition of mentally retarted and was ineligible for the death penalty. She faces life in prison without parole if convicted.