MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - The trial of a woman charged in the deaths of two people whose dismembered bodies were found in tubs of chemicals in a basement is being pushed back.
One of Tiffanie Pierce’s lawyers, Brian Smith, said during a hearing Friday that she has rejected plea deals offered by prosecutors. Instead, the Missoulian reports her defense plans to argue at trial that she didn’t invite the two victims - 15-year-old Marilyn Pickett and 24-year-old Jackson Wiles - to the home. They also plan to put much of the blame on her ex-boyfriend, Augustus Standingrock. He pleaded guilty to charges of deliberate homicide.
The judge agreed to delay Pierce’s trial to give prosecutors time to prepare for a defense psychologist who will testify about how people respond to stress. The date hasn’t been set.
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Information from: Missoulian, http://www.missoulian.com
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