‘There are no winners here’: Appeals court overturns murder conviction for babysitter who forgot child in hot car
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Court TV) — A Florida appeals court has overturned a babysitter’s murder conviction, ruling the trial judge gave the jury faulty instructions. Rhonda Jewell, 49, stood trial on charges of manslaughter, felony murder and leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Court TV) — A Florida appeals court has overturned a babysitter’s murder conviction, ruling the trial judge gave the jury faulty instructions. Rhonda Jewell, 49, stood trial on charges of manslaughter, felony murder and leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle.
Rhonda Jewell was sentenced to 17 years for forgetting 10-month-old Ariya in car’s back seat, leading to the child’s death A state appeals court in Florida reversed the felony murder conviction of a woman who accidentally left a baby in her car, resulting in the child’s death.
