Opening arguments in Tempe mom's trial in 'Baby Gabriel' case to begin Thursday

Ross D. Franklin

Elizabeth Johnson

FILE - In this March 17, 2010, file photo, Elizabeth Johnson appears for a hearing in the case of her missing son, 8-month-old Gabriel, in Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. Johnson, the mother of an Arizona baby missing for more than two years, wants a felony child abuse charge against her dropped before her trial begins in September, according to a report Tuesday July 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool, File)