The jury in the unlawful conduct towards a child case against Zinah Jennings begin deliberations on Friday morning.
Zinah, the mother of toddler Amir Jennings, who has been missing since November 2011, was almost put on the stand on Thursday, but she told the judge that she did not want to testify.
The defense spent most of Thursday trying to put reasonable doubt in the jury's minds.
One witness called by the defense, an owner of a consignment store in Lexington, testified that she saw the toddler with his mother a month after Amir allegedly went missing.
The prosecution tried to discredit that witness, however, through the recalled testimony from an investigator.
In closing arguments, Hemphill Pride, Zinah's attorney, told the jury that there was no proof of Zinah's willful abandonment of the toddler.
Meanwhile, the prosecution painted Zinah as a woman who was trying to get rid of her child because she told friends that Amir was a burden to her.
Jennings faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.
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