(Dayton, Ohio) A 12-member jury made the recommendation and Montgomery County Common Pleas Judge Mary Wiseman sentenced China Arnold to life in prison without the possibility of parole.An appeal is anticipated.
Ohio Mom Guilty in Baby Microwave Murder
[Previous 5/13/11 post]
(Dayton, Ohio) In November 2006, local mom China Arnold was arrested for aggravated murder of her three and one-half week-old daughter, Paris Talley.
Arnold reportedly had placed the baby in a microwave oven and the girl died from thermal injury.
Since her initial arrest, China Arnold has gone to trial three times.
The first trial ended in a mistrial because of the introduction of new evidence. The second trial resulted in a conviction and life sentence which were reversed by an appeals court on grounds of prosecutorial misconduct and the recantation of a star witness.
Earlier today (5/13/11), jurors in the third trial convicted China Arnold, 31, of aggravated murder.
The jury of 11 women and one man received the case about 4:30 p.m. Thursday, then deliberated until 8 p.m. before breaking for the night.The sentencing proceedings will commence on Monday. The death penalty is an option.
The jury resumed deliberations about 8:30 a.m. Friday and arrived at the verdict just after 11 a.m.
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