In Case You Missed It: Wife of Defendant in Hot Car Death Files for Divorce

MARIETTA, GA -- The wife of a man charged in the hot-car death of their 22-month-old son has filed for divorce.

Leanna Harris filed the papers from Justin Ross Harris in Cobb County Superior Court, reports the AJC.

Harris is accused of leaving his 22-month-old son in a hot car to die. His attorneys argued that some evidence against their client was improperly collected by police.

Harris has been held without bond since June 2014. His trial is set to begin in April.

In a case that has received national media attention, Harris was indicted by a grand jury on Sep. 4, 2014, on eight counts relating to the June 18, 2014, death of his son Cooper, who investigators say was left alone in a hot car for seven hours while his father was at work.

Harris pleaded not guilty to all eight counts against him in October.

Cobb County District Attorney Vic Reynolds announced in September that the state would not seek the death penalty against Harris if he is convicted.