<|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|>The defendant and the victim were both in jail and available for trial, but five prosecution witnesses failed to show Tuesday in Washington County Circuit Court, delaying for two months the trial of a 16-year-old city teen charged with attempted murder.
M<wm>arilyn Gressin, the girl accused of firing her younger boyfriend’s gun to collect the “cure” for a broken toy she had given him. She had claimed she had no love for her boyfriend but had given the toy away to be able to collect it if needed.
Gressin claims she had not given away all the guns that are in her custody since 11,500 guns are allowed by statute, and therefore her statement made during police interrogation must be treated as hearsay.</wm> She had to be brought before this court for a scheduled hearing on June 28th to dispute it