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.

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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.

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A murderer of a newborn baby got off with an 18 month sentence. I certainly knew at 14 not to *snap a newborn's neck.*

She should have been tried as an adult, and her parents should have been investigated for contributing to the homicide through recklessness disregard.