"Hiccup Girl" has made national headlines once again, but not for her uncontrollable hiccupping, but rather for her murder charges being brought to trial.
Jennifer Mee, 22, is accused of the first-degree murder of Shannon Griffin, 22, whom she lured into an allegedly robbery trap under the pretenses of selling Griffin marijuana, according to the Associated Press.
"At issue is whether Mee is a bystander or the person who planned the robbery - prosecutors say she played an active role in planning the robbery, which lead to Griffin's death," AP reports. "Under Florida law, a person can be convicted of murder if he or she committed a serious felony crime - such as robbery - and someone was killed as a result."
Griffin was allegedly shot several times by Mee's two friends who helped in the robbery.
Mee was arrested in 2010.
AP reports Mee's co-defendant, LaRon Raiford, has already faced a jury and was convicted of the murder and was sentenced to life in prision. The third defedndant, Lamont Newton, Mee's boyfriend at the time, has yet to go to trial.
Mee was reportedly diagnosed with schizophrenia.
"It won't be used as a direct cause for what occurred but it might help explain her errors in judgment and her often thoughtless response to law enforcement," Mee's attorney John Trevena told AP, claimed his client did not participate in the robbery.
Mee appeared on several national television programs when she was a teen for hiccupping problem, telling people she tried every home remedy and specialist imaginable to stop the hiccups, but was unsuccessful. Eventually the hiccups stopped on their own.
"Mee's attorney, John Trevena, has said she was diagnosed with Tourette's Syndrome, a neurological disorder that can cause involuntary movements and speech problems," CBS Miami reports. "Trevena said that hiccups are a symptom of Tourette's and that Mee's still suffers from periodic bouts."
