... in which Shaw presented to the court a note from the woman's doctor saying she needed surgery for coronary hyperparathyroidism, a glandular disorder that causes osteoporosis. The surgery had been scheduled before Portia Barker was arrested ...

... presented to Circuit Judge David Reynolds by Barker's attorney, Frank Shaw, the defendant suffers from coronary hyperparathyroidism, a glandular disorder that causes osteoporosis. Barker's local physician, Dr. T. Michael Stanton, indicated ...

... Wednesday morning after having two weeks leave granted by the court for a surgical procedure related to Barker's hyperparathyroidism, a condition which increases levels of calcium in the blood. Barker's attorney, Frank Shaw, presented Reynolds ...