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    California judge overturns 11-year prison term for woman whose baby was stillborn

    A Central Valley woman's 11-year prison sentence was overturned this week after a Kings County judge ruled that her plea agreement for voluntary manslaughter was unlawful. Adora Perez was originally charged with murder after delivering a stillborn baby at Adventist Health Hanford on Dec. 30, 2017. Tests revealed that her son, Hades, had methamphetamine in his system, and a doctor told ...
    by Gregory Yee, Los Angeles Times Mar 18, 2022 3 minutes
    Tina Perez holds a photo of her daughter Adora Perez, whose 11- year prison sentence and no-contest plea to voluntary manslaughter were overturned this week by a Kings County judge who ruled they were unlawful.

    A Central Valley woman's 11-year prison sentence was overturned this week after a Kings County judge ruled that her plea agreement for voluntary manslaughter was unlawful.

    Adora Perez was originally charged with murder after delivering a stillborn baby at Adventist Health Hanford on Dec. 30, 2017. Tests revealed that her son, Hades, had methamphetamine in his system, and a doctor told investigators he believed the drug was responsible for the death, court records show.

    Fearful that she could be facing a possible life sentence, Perez pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced in June 2018

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