Prosecution wraps up in case against mom of missing S.C. boy Amir Jennings
(CBS/AP) COLUMBIA, S.C. - The prosecution is wrapping up its case against Zinah Jennings, the mother of a missing South Carolina toddler, who is charged with unlawful conduct toward a child.
Amir Jennings was 18 months old when he was last seen around Thanksgiving of 2011. His mother has refused to tell police where to find him.
In jail house phone calls played by prosecutors Wednesday, Zinah Jennings' mother expresses worry about the boy's whereabouts and pleads with her daughter to cooperate with police. Jocelyn Jennings Nelson says in the calls she thought police believed the boy was dead but that she didn't think her daughter would have harmed him.
Defense attorneys will begin their case after the prosecution finishes.
Jennings gave birth to a baby girl last week, and a judge ruled that she is well enough to stay on trial this week. A high school friend testified last week that Jennings told her she was stressed and had pondered selling or giving away the boy.
Jennings faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.