Woman Sentenced To 80 Years
POSTED: Tuesday, March 25, 2008
UPDATED: 8:00 am CDT March 26,
2008
SAN ANTONIO -- A woman convicted Monday of drowning the 3-year-son of her boyfriend was sentenced to 80 years in prison on Tuesday by a Bexar County jury.Jurors needed about three hours to agree on the punishment for Veronica Herrera, about double the time the same jury needed to find her guilty.Herrera is expected to begin serving her sentence immediately.
Previous Stories:
- March 24, 2008: Woman Found Guilty In Child Drowning Trial
- March 24, 2008: Herrera Trial Goes To Jury
- March 20, 2008: Psychiatrist Contradicts Defense Claims In Child Drowning Trial
- March 19, 2008: Father Contradicts Defense Testimony In Child Drowning Trial
- March 17, 2008: Defense Claims Mental Retardation Led To Child's Slaying
- March 14, 2008: Jurors Hear Child Slaying Suspect's Confession
- March 14, 2008: Police Confession Played For Jury
- March 13, 2008: Woman On Trial In Child Scalding Death
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