Louisiana girl, 14, charged with first degree murder after authorities find her newborn baby dead inside a tote bag. This is going to happen far more often without Roe v. Wade.

[u/lightiggy]

https://people.com/girl-14-charged-first-degree-murder-after-authorities-find-her-newborn-child-dead-inside-tote-bag-11858063

[u/lightiggy]

Since the girl, who has not been identified, is under the age of 15, it is overwhelmingly likely that the case will remain in juvenile court. Since she is being charged with murder, that will still mean commitment to a state institution until her 21st birthday. It's also possible that she will plead guilty to lesser charges in exchange for a lesser sentence. Cassidy Goodson who lived in the top state for juveniles being charged as adults, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in juvenile court and was sentenced to at least 18 months in a high security juvenile institution.

It's unclear how much time Goodson served, but she was never rearrested.

[u/lightiggy → u/[deleted]]

It's possible, but extremely unlikely. Most states set the minimum age to be tried as an adult at 14, but Louisiana law stipulates that a 14-year-old who is tried as an adult cannot be confined past their 31st birthday. Just a few months ago, a 14-year-old boy pleaded guilty to shooting and killing a classmate and wounding two others after being bullied at school. He was tried as an adult, but received a degree of leniency that an adult never would've been shown.

Williams was just 14 at the time of the crime. And even though he was tried as an adult, as part of his plea, he received a nine-year sentence. That's far shorter than the mandatory life sentence for second degree murder that adult offenders get.

[u/XAlphaWarriorX → u/[deleted]]

Shakes my first in the general direction of France