In Re State Ex. Rel. K.M.
Court of Appeals of Utah
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
THORNE, Jr., Judge:
¶ 1 K.M., a juvenile, admitted to one count of child abuse homicide, a third degree felony if committed by an adult. See Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-208 (2003). K.M. appeals, challenging the juvenile court’s denial of her motion to withdraw that admission. We affirm.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
¶ 2 On or about September 4, 2002, fifteen-year-old K.M. gave birth to a four-pound infant boy in the basement bathroom of her home. K.M. failed to summon help or otherwise attempt to keep the infant alive. Instead, she secreted the baby in the bathroom’s window well. She later informed her…
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