A Theodore woman who admitted to abusing drugs and then giving birth to a baby who lived just one hour will not have to go to prison, a judge ruled Thursday.
hearing last month, taking testimony from defendant Miranda Jane Smith’s family and the relatives of the father of the deceased child. But the judge withheld judgment until Thursday.
But if Smith, 33, complies with the requirements, she will not have to serve time. Her attorney, Jason Darley, praised the sentence.
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