VIDALIA &8212; The first of five Ferriday voter fraud defendants will go to trial Monday, 11 months after her arrest.

In a hearing Friday morning, attorney Butch Wilson of the Attorney General&8217;s office asked to separate the trial of Henrietta Williams on 16 counts from that of Justin Conner, James Skipper, Emerson Slain and Willie Robinson.

The trial starting Monday will handle only a portion of the counts against Williams. Her charges differ slightly from the others because they include the absentee ballot of Maude Lee Williams.

Charges against the other four defendants center on the absentee ballots of Estella, Lillie and Frederick White.

The other cases will be handled as a group.

The jury will report at 9 a.m. Monday.

Other business handled at Friday&8217;s hearing, included a motion from the state for a continuance, which was denied.

The state filed the motion Thursday, based on information they said was not previously provided to them on the defense&8217;s expert witness Frederick White.

Defense attorney Sam Thomas told Judge Sharon Marchman he felt all necessary information had been provided.

&8220;The court did have some concerns about failure to present (information),&8221; Marchman said. &8220;It appears to me that the White report should have been produced and was not produced.&8221;

Explanations from the lawyers in the judge&8217;s chambers revealed that the information was passed from lawyer to lawyer but never made it to Wilson because of what appeared to be a misunderstanding.

Marchman denied the request for a continuance but held all lawyers at the courthouse Friday until an outside party delivered the information in question.

Marchman also addressed the White family about their rights in the case. Marchman said the defendants had indicated to her that they&8217;d sent an investigator to talk to the Whites. The judge wanted to clarify with the family that they are not required to talk to either set of lawyers, but are also not forbidden to.

&8220;I want to advise you that you are free to talk with whomever you want to,&8221; she said.

The ballots all five defendants are accused of tampering with were from the 2004 Ferriday mayoral and parish school board elections.