VAN NUYS (CBSLA.com) — A professional tennis referee accused of beating her 80-year-old husband to death with a coffee mug is scheduled to be arraigned in a San Fernando Valley courtroom Wednesday.
Lois Ann Goodman, of Woodland Hills, is expected to plead not guilty to murder charges.
Her attorney is also expected to argue for her release.
Goodman’s attorney said in a filing Monday that her client isn’t a threat to anyone and the charges against the 70-year-old woman don’t require the $1 million bail set upon her arrest.
Goodman was arrested last week in Manhattan where she was preparing to be a line judge for the U.S. Open tennis tournament.
Police say the 70-year-old used a coffee mug to bludgeon her husband, Alan, to death on April 17.
She claims her husband of nearly 50 years died from a fall down the stairs while she was out.
Her lawyer is also expected to address claims that Goodman was physically incapable of committing the crime due to injuries.
If convicted, she faces up to life in prison.
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