Mother who killed baby no longer facing death penalty
A South Florida woman twice convicted of murdering her 3-year-old son will stand trial for a third time but will no longer face the penalty of death.
Prosecutors instead will seek a life sentence for Cardona.
A jury twice convicted Ana Maria Cardona of the 1990 murder of “Baby Lollipops,” as her son was nicknamed. Both times she was sent to death row, but in a new trial, prosecutors are no longer seeking the death penalty.
The state attorney’s office released a statement saying, “There have been recent developments in the law regarding the death penalty since the initial charging of Ana Cardona, some 25 years ago, which have caused us to reassess our position. What has not changed is our intention to vigorously prosecute this case to its proper conclusion.”
The badly beaten body of the baby was found dumped in Miami Beach.
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