Legal Opinion
In the Interest of B. L. M.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 1, 1997No. A97A2040PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blackburn, Judge.
B. L. M. was adjudicated delinquent for committing acts which, if she were an adult, would constitute the offense of reckless abandonment of a child, in connection with the death of her infant daughter. On appeal, she contests the sufficiency of the evidence and also contends the trial court erred in allowing evidence of her statement to police.
In the early morning hours of December 10, 1994, B. L. M., who was then 15 years of age, gave birth to a baby girl at her home. B. L. M. claimed that she was not aware she was pregnant until she gave birth, and that the baby did not…
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