Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied February 12, 1996.
FAGG, Circuit Judge.
Myrisia Franklin, a Philippine citizen, was convicted of recklessly causing the death of her child, a crime classified as involuntary manslaughter under Mo.Rev.Stat. § 565.024.1(1) (Supp.1994). Under Missouri law, persons act recklessly when they "consciously disregard[] a substantial and unjustifiable risk that circumstances exist...
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