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Chapter 20 - Lucille’s state plea

Lucille resolved the child-endangerment case first.

She pleaded guilty to felony reckless endangerment involving an infant.

Factors against her:

Deliberate push.

Proximity to staircase.

Infant vulnerability.

Statement showing hostility toward Clara.

Factors in mitigation:

No prior violent conviction.

She expected intervention.

No injury occurred.

She accepted responsibility late, but before trial.

Sentence:

Three years.

Eighteen months suspended.

Eighteen months custody.

Probation afterward.

No contact with Clara during supervision unless court-approved.

No mansion justice.

No disappearance.

May you like

A judge.

A sentence.

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