Re: Baby suffocated; mom charged with murder

On Sep 4, 10:21=A0am, "Ron" <apositivepl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> By Kathy Jefcoats
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> The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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> Friday, August 29, 2008
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> A Union City mother has been charged with murder in the suffocation
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> her baby girl, Clayton County police said.
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> Veronica Shanica Coverson, 25, is being held without bond in the Clayton
> County Jail on murder, aggravated assault and child cruelty charges.
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> police Officer Sonja Sanchez said Coverson was arrested Wednesday after
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> autopsy showed her 19-month-old daughter died from homicidal asphyxia.
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> Coverson was denied bond at her first appearance in court Thursday. She
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> due back in court Sept. 11 for a preliminary hearing and Sept. 12 for a
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> request.
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> Clayton court records show Coverson was convicted in 2004 on two counts
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> contributing to the delinquency of a minor. She was serving two years on
> probation, which she violated in January 2006, records show.

http://www.ajc.com/hawks/content/metro/stories/2008/08/29/claymom.html

So, Ron, What makes this death Homicidal and
why didn't the article say?

If the prosecutor REALLY has a solid case for Murder,
then why did they tack on the smaller charges, and
why whine to the press about her 2004 contributing
to delinquency and 2006 probation violation?

Isn't this a classical setup to con the person
into a plea bargain on the lesser charge?