People v. Ellwood
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County (Namm, J.), rendered May 16, 1991, convicting her of manslaughter in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, and the matter is remitted to the County Court, Suffolk County, for further proceedings pursuant to CPL 460.50 (5).
After giving birth at home, the defendant placed her newborn baby in a towel and a plastic bag. The defendant subsequently placed the plastic bag containing the baby in a lake. At the trial, the parties stipulated that the baby was born…
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