The Alford Murder Case
A woman convicted of killing her newborn and throwing her in the trash of a department store will not spend one day in prison.
Jessica Price had entered an Alford plea in the 2013 death of her daughter, reports WLKY. An Alford plea means she acknowledges there's enough evidence to convict her, but she does not admit guilt. She was charged with murder, but as part of a plea deal in March, the charge to be amended down to second-degree manslaughter.
"No one can punish me more than myself," - a convicted killer's plea for mercy ahead of her sentencing. The story at 5:30 on @WLKY.
— Morgan Lentes (@WLKYMorgan) May 31, 2017
Prosecutors argued that Price killed her baby after giving birth in the restroom at Kohl's where she worked. Investigators
Jessica Price had entered an Alford plea in the 2013 death of her daughter, reports WLKY. An Alford plea means she acknowledges there's enough evidence to convict her, but she does not admit guilt. She was charged with murder, but as part of a plea deal in March, the charge to be amended down to second-degree manslaughter.
"No one can punish me more than myself," - a convicted killer's plea for mercy ahead of her sentencing. The story at 5:30 on @WLKY.
— Morgan Lentes (@WLKYMorgan) May 31, 2017
Prosecutors argued that Price killed her baby after giving birth in the restroom at Kohl's where she worked. Investigators