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12-02-08, 01:52 AM #1
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Mother accused of murdering her newborn in 2007 sentenced to life w/out parole
An Oakdale teenager, accused of stabbing her newborn baby more than 100 times in 2007, was found guilty of first-degree murder Monday.
Nicole Beecroft, 19, was found guilty of stabbing her newborn baby 135 times in April 2007.
"Our client, ultimately based on this verdict, received--what we believe under the circumstances--was a disproportionate sentence," said Beecroft attorney Luke Stellpflug.
During the trial, a hallowing conversation between Beecroft and her mother, along with four witness testimonies were heard at the Washington County Courthouse in Stillwater.
The witnesses, all police officers, described how Beecroft lacked any emotions when it came to her child.
In a taped conversation, Beecroft’s own mother was surprised by her daughter’s lack of emotions.
"You’re talking about this like it’s nothing. That’s your baby. It’s got no right to be in the dump," said Kari Beecroft in the recording.
In May, the defense filed a motion, claiming the baby was stillborn and challenging the Hennepin County Medical Examiner who determined the cause of death.
According to her attorneys, Beecroft lay with the child for some time before wrapping it in a towel and putting it into a trash can, but never stabbed the child.
"I can't be happy about this verdict. It's just so sad," explained Washington County Attorney Doug Johnson.
The Washington County district judge's verdict requires a mandatory sentence of life in prison with no parole, but the case will automatically be appealed to the state Supreme Court.
Beecroft has been in custody since her arrest and will be transferred to the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Shakopee.
http://kstp.com/article/stories/S685926.shtml?cat=1No one has greater love than this, to lay down ones life for ones friends - John 15:13
"The Wicked Flee When No Man Pursueth: But The Righteous Are Bold As A Lion".
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12-02-08, 11:22 PM #2
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She should have been sentenced to death without parole.
SI VIS PACEM PARA BELLUM-Ex-Sheriff Martin Howe to Will Kane in "High Noon"
"It's a great life. You risk your skin catching killers and the juries turn them loose so they can come back and shoot at you again. If your honest , your poor your whole life. And , In the end , you wind up dying all alone on some dirty street. For what? For nothing. For a tin star."
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12-03-08, 08:52 AM #3
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Eh....Minnesota.
Originally Posted by Captain America
No one has greater love than this, to lay down ones life for ones friends - John 15:13
"The Wicked Flee When No Man Pursueth: But The Righteous Are Bold As A Lion".
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12-03-08, 08:58 AM #4
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I take it there is no death penalty in Minnesota. Wonderful. Originally Posted by jmur5074
SI VIS PACEM PARA BELLUM-Ex-Sheriff Martin Howe to Will Kane in "High Noon"
"It's a great life. You risk your skin catching killers and the juries turn them loose so they can come back and shoot at you again. If your honest , your poor your whole life. And , In the end , you wind up dying all alone on some dirty street. For what? For nothing. For a tin star."
Far from being a handicap to command, compassion is the measure of it. For unless one values the lives of his soldiers and is tormented by their ordeals , he is unfit to command.
-General Omar Bradley, United States Army
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12-03-08, 05:27 PM #5
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Nope. Originally Posted by Captain America
And life in prison is I believe "37 years" long before they are eligible for parole. Fortunately, this girl got life w/out parole, so she'll be sitting until they drag her out in a pine box.No one has greater love than this, to lay down ones life for ones friends - John 15:13
"The Wicked Flee When No Man Pursueth: But The Righteous Are Bold As A Lion".
We lucky few, we band of brothers. For he who today sheds his blood with me shall be my brother.
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