Garrard trial date set

An Etowah county woman accused in the death of her granddaughter was back in a Gadsden courtroomTuesday morning where a trial date was set for her to face the capitol murder charges.  Joyce Garrard faces capital murder charges in the death of 9-year-old Savannah Hardin.  Prosecutors say Garrard made Savannah pick up debris in the front yard for about three hours as punishment for a lie she told earlier in the day about eating candy. Later, Hardin collapsed.  She died at a hospital three days later.A judge has set a trial date for June of 2014, but Garrard must appear before the court again on October 18, 2013, for a status hearing.  She was denied bond in May.