People v. Moten

Opinion

THAXTER, J.

Appellant Sadie Mae Moten was convicted after jury trial on one count of first degree murder (Pen. Code, 1 § 187) and one count of felony child endangerment (§ 273a, subd. (1)). The victim of each offense was Moten’s eight-week-old daughter. Moten was sentenced to prison for a term of 25 years to life for the murder conviction and 6 years for the child endangerment conviction. The sentence on the second count was stayed pursuant to section 654.

Facts

On June 13, 1988, Moten gave birth to a daughter, Dorothy Monique Nelson. Dorothy was approximately four weeks premature and…