A woman accused of smothering her infant after she drunkenly fell asleep atop the 4-month-old while breastfeeding pleaded no contest Thursday to child neglect resulting in death.Lorinda Hawkins, 28, had been scheduled for trial next week. She could face up to 21 years in prison when sentenced July 11.Prosecutor John Jorgensen said he would recommend that she receive at least some prison time."We just believe she should be held accountable for the neglect," he said....
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 EU warns Serbia on Mladic arrest |
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| Man cleared after 12 years in jail dies in hit, run DNA testing had exonerated him in murder, sexual assault |
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| Judge Tells Jurors in Moussaoui Case to Avoid Looking Up Words in Dictionary, Online |
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| The secrecy is lifted on the trials in Camp Delta as world hears defendants speak for the first time |
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| Mystery armed men arrive in CAR |
| A plane carrying around 50 armed men has landed illegally in northern Central African Republic (CAR), the foreign minister has told the BBC. Jean Paul Ngoupande said the plane had arrived from Sudan and was sus.. full News |
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