Plea Agreement For Woman Who Delayed C-Section
by TChris
A Utah woman, charged with murder for failing to follow a doctor's advice to have a prompt Caesarean section, entered a guilty plea to two felony counts of child endangerment. When the procedure was eventually performed, the woman, who has a history of mental health problems, gave birth to a baby girl (since adopted), while a male baby was stillborn. TalkLeft has background information about the woman, Melissa Rowland, and her case here.
A plea agreement calls for the prosecution to recommend concurrent terms of zero to five years in prison, as well as probation and drug treatment. The woman's lawyer says she wanted to resolve the case as quickly as possible. She will be sentenced April 29.
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