A circuit judge in Claiborne County has ordered T’Kia Bevily’s retrial in the death of her stepdaughter, 14-month-old Jurayah Smith, moved to Monroe County.

The child died in October 2017 from blunt-force trauma to her head.

Bevily was convicted of capital murder in Smith’s death after a January 2021 trial and sentenced to life without parole a few weeks later. In September 2021, a judge granted a new trial for Bevily after it was discovered that a member of the jury was related to Smith.

The judge said in the order moving the case that Bevily would not be able to get a fair trial in Claiborne County. The new trial will be on May 2 in Monroe County with jurors selected from a pool of people living in Monroe County.